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Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Feeling no pain, or being hypersensitive to pain, can be caused by problems with | sodium channels |
| Swollen lysosomes and a missing enzyme are the cause of which disease? | Tay-Sachs |
| Statins are drugs used to lower levels of | cholesterol |
| "Long QT Syndrome" affects what body part? | heart |
| Cancers that extend into surrounding tissues are labeled | malignant |
| Cancers are distinguished by all of the following EXCEPT | size |
| Totipotent stem cells, by definition, can differentiate into | all cell types |
| Stem cells can be harvested from all of the following EXCEPT | nerve tissue |
| What tissue type forms the lining of body cavities and hollow organs? | epithelial |
| The most abundant tissue by weight is ___ tissue | connective |
| The most abundant type of cartilage is ___ cartilage | hyaline |
| Our skin is classified as ___ epithelium | stratified squamous |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of connective tissue? | forming glands |
| Which of the four tissues generally lacks blood vessels? | epithelial |
| Elastic cartilage is found in your | ears |
| Carcinomas originate in the | epithelium |
| An example of exocrine glands are your | oil glands |
| Macrophages are produced by ___ tissue | connective |
| Tendons join ___ to ___ | muscle, bone |
| The major structural protein of the body is | collagen |
| The only connective tissue membranes in the body are ___ membranes | synovial |
| Cutaneous membranes are found in our | skin |
| Friction between organs is eliminated by ___ membranes | serous |
| Which muscle types are involuntary? | smooth and cardiac |
| No nerve stimulation is necessary for contraction of ___ muscle | cardiac |
| What is the medical term for when a cancer reaches the circulation and spreads to other parts of the body? | Metastasis |
| Uncontrolled cell growth forms a disorganized, abnormal mass called a | tumor |
| Name two common sources for stem cells | bone marrow, embryo |
| Where is fibrocartilage located in the body? | vertebrae |
| Fat is often referred to as _____ tissue | adipose |
| Of the four major tissue types, what type is blood classified as? | connective |
| Name three places in your body where smooth muscle tissue is found | bladder, intestines, blood vessels |
| Name three parts of your body formed by nervous tissue | brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves |
| What three types of cells do not divide after differentiating? | skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, nerve cells |
| Name the four dissection instruments used in the "chicken leg" dissection | forceps, scalpel, scissors, probe |
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