UMSL TEST

Question 1

a lowered body temperature

Answer 1

hypothermia

Question 2

type of intercellular junctions that forms channels through which cytoplasm can flow

Answer 2

gap junctions

Question 3

type of intercellular junction that acts as a river or spot weld

Answer 3

desmosomes

Question 4

lipid portions of two membranes tightly bound by interlocking membrane protein

Answer 4

tight junctions

Question 5

study of tissues

Answer 5

histology

Question 6

four basic body tissue types

Answer 6

epithelial
connective
muscle
neural

Question 7

type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder

Answer 7

transitional

Question 8

produce connective tissue fibers

Answer 8

fibroblasts

Question 9

produce bone tissue

Answer 9

osteoblasts

Question 10

tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of what type of tissue

Answer 10

connective (white)

Question 11

lines tubes and cavities that open to the outside of the body

Answer 11

mucous membrane

Question 12

“cutaneous membrane” refers to

Answer 12

skin

Question 13

the human integumentary system includes

Answer 13

skin, nails, follicles, sweat glands

Question 14

sebaceous glands secrete __________ aka __________

Answer 14

fat globules that mix with cellular debris

sebum

Question 15

blood vessels in the _____ supply epidermal cells with nutrients

Answer 15

dermis

Question 16

what determines the color of skin

Answer 16

amount of melanin that melanocytes produce

Question 17

shafts of hair are composed of

Answer 17

dead epidermal cells

Question 18

a nail consists of

Answer 18

nail bed, nail plate

Question 19

1st degree burn

Answer 19

skin is red

Question 20

2nd degree burn

Answer 20

blistered

Question 21

3rd degree burn

Answer 21

deep tissue/nerve damage

Question 22

in treating burn patients, the rule of nines is used to estimate

Answer 22

surface area of the burn

Question 23

exposure to ultraviolet radiation greatly increases the risk of developing

Answer 23

skin cancer, cataracts

Question 24

list the functions of the skeletal system

Answer 24

provides support for muscles
stores inorganic salts
protects organs

Question 25

vitamin D deficiency results in

Answer 25

rickets

Question 26

vitamin A deficiency results in

Answer 26

retardation of bone development

Question 27

the axial skeleton includes

Answer 27

skull hyoid thorads vertebral

Question 28

the appendicular skeleton includes

Answer 28

upper/lower limbs

Question 29

ribs that join the sternum directly by costal cartilages

Answer 29

true ribs

Question 30

ribs that join indirectly or not at all

Answer 30

false ribs

Question 31

ribs that connect only at one end

Answer 31

floating ribs

Question 32

a depression in the hip bone for the femur

Answer 32

acetabulum

Question 33

joints are also called

Answer 33

articulations

Question 34

joints function to

Answer 34

bind bones allow bones to grow enable movement

Question 35

classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic is determined by

Answer 35

degree of movement

Question 36

types of fibrous joints

Answer 36

syndesmosis suture gomphosis

Question 37

a tooth attached to a jawbone by a periodontal ligament is a

Answer 37

gomphosis joint

Question 38

movement that brings the foot father from the shin

Answer 38

plantar flexion

Question 39

movements permitted by the elbow joint between the humerus and ulna

Answer 39

flexion & extension

Question 40

fluid-filled sacs containing synovial fluid

Answer 40

bursae

Question 41

the coracohumeral ligament is found in the ________ joint

Answer 41

shoulder

Question 42

ankle and wrist joints are what type of joints

Answer 42

plane

Question 43

joint types that allow rotation

Answer 43

saddle | ball-and-socket

Question 44

three types of muscle cells

Answer 44

skeletal cardiac smooth

Question 45

a muscle end attached to a less movable or relatively fixed part

Answer 45

origin

Question 46

the muscle tissue that can be consciously controlled

Answer 46

voluntary (skeletal)

Question 47

eccrine glands are found in the _____ and function to __________

Answer 47

skin | regulate body temp (sweat)

Question 48

the arrector pili muscle is attached to __________ and causes ____________

Answer 48

a hair follicle | hairs to stand up

Question 49

in the inherited disease ichythyosis, the skin is rough, brown, and very scaly because the uppermost layer cannot peel off as easily as it normally does. the part of the skin affected is

Answer 49

epidermis

Question 50

first and second degree burns are also called _________ because _____________

Answer 50

superficial | surface is affected

Question 51

inflammation causes

Answer 51

red, swollen, painful to touch skin

Question 52

osteoblasts are what type of cell

Answer 52

bone-forming cells

Question 53

osteocytes are what type of cell

Answer 53

mature bone cells

Question 54

long bones include

Answer 54

forearm, lower leg

Question 55

short bones include

Answer 55

wrist/ankle

Question 56

flat bones include

Answer 56

skull

Question 57

irregular bones are

Answer 57

vertebrae

Question 58

a bone lengthens by

Answer 58

increased activity of the epiphyseal plate

Question 59

the atlas and axis are what type of vertebrae

Answer 59

cervical

Question 60

phalanges are found in the

Answer 60

fingers and toes

Question 61

the talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, and cuneiform bones are all part of the

Answer 61

foot

Question 62

list ways which a female's skeleton is different from a male's skeleton

Answer 62

female pelvis is wider, lighter bones overall

Question 63

the largest and most complex synovial joint is the

Answer 63

knee joint

Question 64

the most movable joint is the

Answer 64

shoulder

Question 65

what effect do sex hormones have on bone growth, osteoblasts, and the epiphyseal plate?

Answer 65

stimulate ossification of epiphyseal plates