Exam 2 Practice Questions

Question 1

Epithelial Cells of the kidney perform which of the following functions

Answer 1

Absorption
-Filtration
- Secretions

Question 2

Which of the following features of epithelium is true?
- it is not intervated
- the cells are tightly bound together in a sheet
-the cells are always flat in shape
- the cells are non-regenerative

Answer 2

The cells are tightly bond together in a sheet

Question 3

The basal lamina and recticular lamina together make what strucutre?

Answer 3

Basement membrane

Question 4

What is the main function of Simple cuboidal epithelium?

Answer 4

Secretion and absorption

Question 5

What shape are the nuclei of columnar epithelium

Answer 5

Oval

Question 6

What shape are the nuclei of cuboidal epithelium

Answer 6

Spherical

Question 7

What is the most likely location of ciliated pseudostratifed columnar epithelium
- the forehead
- the liver
- the buccal cavity
- the trachea

Answer 7

The trachea

Question 8

Which of the following is a feature of stratified squamous epithelium
- it is somposed of single layer flat cells
- it is always cillliated
- it may be keratinized
- its main function is to allow trans cellular diffusion of molecules

Answer 8

It may be keratinized

Question 9

Which of the following cells secrets the ground substance and fibers in cartilage ?

Answer 9

Chondroblast

Question 10

Which of the following glands is (are) unicellular

Answer 10

Goblet cells

Question 11

Which of the following connective tissue from the intervertebral (spinal) disc
- Dense regular tissue
- hyaline cartilage
dense irregular cartilage
- fibrocartilage

Answer 11

Fibrocartilage

Question 12

Which of the following is subcutaneous tissue

Answer 12

Hypodermis

Question 13

In thin skin which of the following epidermal layers is missing

Answer 13

Stratum Lucidium

Question 14

Which of the following is not a function of the skin

Answer 14

Formation of Vitamin C

Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE for all types of cartilage?
- Thye are vascularized
- they are innervated
- they are consist mainly of water
- all of the above

Answer 15

They mainly consist of water

Question 16

Which type of cartilage supports the respiratory airways

Answer 16

hyaline cartilage

Question 17

Which type of cartilage is formed highly compressible, parallel rows of thick collagen fiber?

Answer 17

fibrocartilage

Question 18

Which of the following cells breakdown bone

Answer 18

osteoclast

Question 19

What is the function of sharpeys fibers?

Answer 19

They attach the endosteum to bone

Question 20

Which of the following assists in ending bone growth at the end of puberty?

Answer 20

Sex hormones

Question 21

Which of the following types of joint accounts for most of the joints in the body?

Answer 21

Synovial

Question 22

Which of the following statements regarding articular cartilage is true?

Answer 22

It can soak up fluid

Question 23

Which of the following is included in the cytoplasm

Answer 23

Cytosol, inclusions, organelles

Question 24

Mitochondria provide the cells with what

Answer 24

A supply of ATP

Question 25

Where is the DNA found in the cell

Answer 25

The nucleus and mitchochondria

Question 26

What is the cellular location of DNA that is inherited only from the mother

Answer 26

The mitochondria

Question 27

What is the function of ribosomes

Answer 27

They are involved in protein synthesis

Question 28

What is the function of golgi apparatus

Answer 28

packaging and sorting of proteins

Question 29

What is the function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 29

Lipid metabolism, synthesis of cholesterol, synthesis of steroid hormones

Question 30

The enzymes inside perxisomes perform what function?

Answer 30

Degradation of free radicals

Question 31

Which of the following terms refers to an immovable joint

Answer 31

Synarthrotic

Question 32

Which of the following does not apply to fibrous tissue - are immovable - are jointed together by fibrous tissue - have joint cavity - includes suture joints

Answer 32

have a joint cavity

Question 33

Which of the following joints is syndesmotic - tooth-socket joint - joints of the skull bones hip joints - ligament connection of the tibia and fibula

Answer 33

Liagment connective of the tibia and fibula

Question 34

Which of the following are temporary cartilaginous joints

Answer 34

Epiphyseal plates

Question 35

Which of the following is a feature of stratified squamous epithelium - protection from abrasion - secretion - secretion and absorption

Answer 35

protection from abrasion

Question 36

Which of the following cells secrets the ground substance and fibers in cartilage

Answer 36

Fibroblast

Question 37

What are similarities between sundial joints

Answer 37

1.they have anarticular fibrous capsule + synovial membrane 2.Have an articulate cartilage covering the bone surface 3.Have reinforcing ligaments 4. Many have fibrocartilage pads within capsule