Module 2 Lecture Exam Questions

Question 1

Adipose tissues store

Answer 1

fat

Question 2

Endocrine glands produce

Answer 2

hormones

Question 3

“stratified squamous epithelium” describes

Answer 3

Multiple layers of flat epithelial cells at the apical surface and more cuboidal/columnar cells towards the basal surface

Question 4

endocrine glands secrete through ducts

Answer 4

false (interstitial fluid)

Question 5

Which type of glands secrete their products by shedding whole cells?

Answer 5

holocrine

Question 6

The three types of cartilage are: hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and collogenic cartilage.

Answer 6

false (hyaline, fibro, and elastic)

Question 7

The supportive cells in the nervous system are collectively known as:

Answer 7

neuroglia

Question 8

What are specialized cells that function to secrete products either onto a body surface, or into the blood either directly or via a duct?

Answer 8

glands

Question 9

Arrange the following steps in the preparation of a photomicrograph in the correct order.
1. Staining, 2. Sectioning, 3. Embedding, 4. Fixation, 5. Orientation

Answer 9

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Question 10

Which of the following is the one type of membrane that does not exhibit epithelial cells?

Answer 10

synovial membrane

Question 11

A specialized tissue with both contractile and conducting properties:

Answer 11

muscle tissue

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true about the exocrine glands.
Consist of a glandular portion and a duct portion
Secrete their non-hormone products via ducts
Secrete substances directly into the bloodstream
Examples are sweat glands, digestive glands

Answer 12

they secrete substances directly into the bloodstream

Question 13

Mammary glands, which secrete milk, are:

Answer 13

apocrine

Question 14

What is the mast cells secrete inn response to inflammation and allergic response?

Answer 14

histamine

Question 15

In a serous membrane, what is the name of the membrane portion that touches and surrounds the organ?

Answer 15

visceral membrane (parietal lines inside cavities)

Question 16

What do you call the most common response to the damage of nervous tissue?

Answer 16

gliosis

Question 17

When you look in the mirror, you are looking at Epithelial tissue?

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the connective tissue?
Bone
Cartilage
Blood
Brain

Answer 18

brain

Question 19

The majority of heat lost is from the body through which one of the following organs?

Answer 19

skin

Question 20

Which one of the following is the MOST significant determinant of skin color?
Amount of melanin produced
Location of the melanocytes
Geographic origin
Number of melanocytes

Answer 20

amount of melanin produced

Question 21

Which one of the following best describes an injury requiring deep wound healing?
An injury reaching the stratum corneum
An injury reaching into the dermis
An injury reaching the stratum basale
An injury to the epidermis

Answer 21

an injury reaching into the dermis

Question 22

The dermis:
Has two layers
Is where melanocytes are found
Is an avascular connective tissue layer
Lacks sensory corpuscles and glands

Answer 22

has two layers

Question 23

Which Vitamin is manufactured in the skin?

Answer 23

vitamin D

Question 24

The skin cells that produce melanin are:

Answer 24

melanocytes

Question 25

Sebum is produced by:

Answer 25

sebaceous glands

Question 26

The thickened outermost layer of the epidermis is the:

Answer 26

stratum corneum

Question 27

What is the chief purpose of melanin in the skin?

Answer 27

protect the nucleus of the skin cell from UV radiation

Question 28

The active form of vitamin D is associated with the regulation of which one of the following ions?

Answer 28

calcium

Question 29

Arrange these layers of the epidermis in the correct order, from superficial to deep. Stratum basale Stratum corneum Stratum granulosum Stratum lucidum Stratum spinosum

Answer 29

2. stratum corneum 4. stratum lucidum 3. stratum granulosum 5. stratum spinosum 1. stratum basale

Question 30

Carotene is a precursor to ……….. and produces a yellow to orange color.

Answer 30

vitamin A

Question 31

Which cells are part of the immune system and can recognize foreign microbes?

Answer 31

Langerhans cells

Question 32

What layer is present in thick skin but not in thin skin?

Answer 32

stratum lucidum

Question 33

These are sweat glands that are divided into two basic types on the basis of function and location: eccrine and apocrine.

Answer 33

sudoriferous glands

Question 34

Which one of the following is NOT true about eccrine glands? Can release sweat due to emotional stress Activated by the sympathetic nervous system in response to hyperthermia High concentrations found on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet Mainly located in the armpits and anogenital areas

Answer 34

mainly located in the armpits and anogential areas

Question 35

Which of the following best describes “Conduction”?

Answer 35

transfer of heat between two objects in contact

Question 36

Which of the following is the active form of Vitamin D?

Answer 36

calcitriol

Question 37

The …………. gland is a modified sweat gland that secretes cerumen (waxy oil).

Answer 37

ceruminous