click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Human Anatomy
Chapters 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body are: | chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organization |
| Two major cavities of the human body are: | ventral/dorsal |
| The study of metabolism | all of the above |
| Atomic mass is determined by the number of | protons and neutrons |
| Which cell extension lacks a central pair of microtubules, is not found in blood cells, and functions in the kidney to monitor urine flow? | primary cilium |
| The cell extension that assists epithelial cells in absorption | microvilli |
| All glands in the body can be classified as either | exocrine or endocrine |
| What type of of tissue has cube-shaped cells can be found lining the kidney tubules? | simple cuboidal epithelium |
| Spongy bone is characterized by | open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needle-like structures |
| The human skeleton system consists of two divisions. They are | axial and appendicular |
| The most common type of cartilage is | hyaline |
| Which of the following is not a bone in the leg? | mandible |
| Which of the following bones form the framework of the hand? | metacarpals |
| The fluid environment that fills the spaces between the cells of the body is called | extracellular matrix |
| The dermis is composed of two layers, a thin papillary layer and a thick | reticular |
| The structure that lies deep to the dermis and forms a connective between the skin and the underlying structures of the body is the | hypodermis |
| The identification function of the cell membrane is carried out by the: | glycoprotein molecules |
| An isotope of an element contains different numbers of ___from other atoms of the same element. | neutrons |
| The octet rule refers to the | stability of the atom when there are eight electrons in the outermost energy level. |
| A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called | sagittal |