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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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The region deep to the dermis is often filled with adipose tissue. It is called:

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Hypodermis

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2
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The skin is considered a sense organ because it contains many:

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Receptors

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3
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The skin can sense fine touch due to the presence of:

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Tactile corpuscles in the papillary region of dermis

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4
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The connective tissue that includes a matrix dominated by a ground substance and reinforced with collagen fibers that are not visible:

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Spongy bone

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5
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The connective tissue that forms tendons and ligaments is called:

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Dense regular connective tissue

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6
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The epidermal cells that actively divide by mitosis are known as:

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Basal cells

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7
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A form of covering and lining epithelium that has elastic properties to allow certain organ to enlarge and recoil is know as:

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Transitional epithelium

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8
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The dermis is composed of:

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Connective tissue

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9
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The severity of a burn injury is categorized based on…

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Depth and skin surface injured

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10
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Which muscle tissue is nonstriated and under involuntary control

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Smooth muscle tissue

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11
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The gradual replacement of epidermal cells by keratin occurs continuously throughout your lifetime. This process is know as:

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Keratinization

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12
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The process of desquamation is a normal function for the:

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Dendritic cells

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13
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The exocrine gland associated with a hair is the:

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Sebaceous glad

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14
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The layer of tissue between epithlieum and connective tissue is called the:

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Basement membrane

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15
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The tough abundant protein fibers in the extracellular matrix of the most connective tissues are:

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Collagen fibers

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16
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Desmosomes abd tight junctions are cell junctions that:

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Provide connections between adjacent cells to establish a physical barrier

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17
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The mitotically active cells of a hair are found in the :

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Hair matrix

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18
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A form of covering and lining epithelium that forms a very thing barrier lining the inside of blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs is:

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Simple squamous epithelium

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19
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A protective multi-layered epithelium that includes flattened cells along is free border is :

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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20
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Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 primary types d tissues in the body?

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Bone tissue

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21
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The type of muscle located in the walls of the heart is called:

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Cardiac muscle tissue

22
Q

The connective tissue that consists of large cells specialized to store lipid for energy storage and insulation is called:

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Adipose tissue

23
Q

Simple cuboidal epithelium is a common form of the tissue that:

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Forms the walls of small tubes or ducts

24
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The epidermis provides a water-resistant covering the body’s surface due to the abundance of

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Keratin

25
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The stratum granulosum

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Consists of 3 to 5 rows or partially flattened keratinocytes

26
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The skin is a

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Cutaneous membrane

27
Q

Which type of muscle tissue is characterized by the presence of striations, is under voluntary control, and produces moment of the body

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Skeletal muscles tissue

28
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Friction ridges ar formed but the finger like projection on dermis called

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Papillae

29
Q

An arrangement of cells that appears to multi-layered but it not describes:

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PSCC epithelium

30
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A simple combo of tissues that carries blood vesssels and nerves is known as

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Membrane

31
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Fibroblasts are productive cells common within:

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Loose connective tissue

32
Q

Connective tissue is distinguished from other types of tissue by:

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The presence of a matrix produced by cells

33
Q

Nails are regenerated by the compression of cella produced by mitosis within the:

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Nail matrix

34
Q

A hair shaft consists of

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Dead cells composed mainly of keratin

35
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Of the 4 primary types of tissues, the tissue characterized by closely arranged cells forming barriers for protection, control of permeability, and secretion

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Epithelial tissue

36
Q

A tissue that contains cells with the properties of excitability and conductivity is:

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Nervous tissue

37
Q

The primary functional cell of nervous tissue is the

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Neuron

38
Q

The function of melanocytes activity is:

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The protection of body cells from injury by ultraviolet light

39
Q

Skin color is mainly provided by a pigment called

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Melanin

40
Q

The most superficial layer of the epidermis is

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Stratum corneum

41
Q

Most lethal skin cancer form is:

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Malignant melanoma

42
Q

Chondrocytes within lacunae are characteristic of:

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Cartilage

43
Q

The most abundant cells of the epidermis are called

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Keratinocytes

44
Q

An example of serous membrane is the:

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Pericardium

45
Q

Which of the following lines the body openings and secretes mucus that provides a protective barrier against disease cause it microorganisms?

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Mucous membranes

46
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Which of the following is NOT a primary function of the skin

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Transport

47
Q

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of the connective tissue

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Secretion

48
Q

The rule of nines

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Estimates the surface area of skin injured in a burn

49
Q

Which of the following is NOT part of the normal skin repair process following a major injury

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Regeneration of the hair follicles and glands

50
Q

A type of sweat gland that begins functioning at puberty to secrete a thickened, often pungent sweat is the:

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Apocrine

51
Q

Layers of skin include

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Germs - stratum germinativum
Spin - stratum spinosome 
Granulocytes - stratum grandulosome 
In - lucidum 
Corn - stratum corneum

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