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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The phase of mitosis during which the chromosomes condense is.. | prophase |
| Droplets of fluid are taken in by the cell using the process of... | pinocytosis |
| What effect does diffusion usually have on the concentration gradient? | decrease |
| Which of the following processes requires ATP? | acitive transport |
| Which of the following processes moves a substance that can freely pass through the plasma membrane? | active transport |
| Cells shrink when they are placed in solutions that are... | hupertonic |
| Which of the following cell populations would be considered a cancer? | a cell population that reproduces excessively and migrates |
| Which of the following is a risk factor for cancer? | eating a high fat diet |
| The prefix PINO- means... | to drink |
| Based on your knowledge of word parts, what is the most likely definition of the word ENDOSOME? | a body within |
| Another name for osseous tissue is.. | bone |
| A term that describes long, narrow epithelial cells is... | columnar |
| A term for flat, irregular epithelial cells is... | squamous |
| A sticky protective fluid secreted by some epithelial cells is called... | mucus |
| The fatty material that insulates and protects some nerve cell fibers is... | myelin |
| The study of tissue is.. | histology |
| The type of connective tissue that stores fat is called... | adipose |
| A flexible white protein that make up many of the fibers in connective tissue.. | collagen |
| The_______ layer of a serous membrance lines a body cavity. | parietal |
| The connective tissue membrance that covers and protects skeletal muscles is called the... | deep fascia |
| A layer of dense connective tissue around an organ such as the liver or kidney is called a... | capsule |
| A cord of connective tissue that joins a muscle to a bone is called a... | Tendons |
| The fibrous tissue that covers cartilage is called... | perichondria |
| A tumor that spreads to other tissues is described as a a.. | malignant tumor |
| A benign tumor of adipose tissue is called a... | lymphoma |
| The medical process of classifying a tumor based on its size and extent of invasion is... | staging |
| The cancer detection technique using x-rays to produce cross-sectional pictures of body parts is called... | computed tomography |
| The cancer treatment method that uses substances to stimulate the immune system is called... | immunotherapy |
| The prefix PSUEDO- means... | false |
| The suffix -ITIS means.. | inflammation |
| Osteocytes are to bone as chondrocytes are to... | cartilage |
| You are studying a slide of a body tissue, but the label has rubbed off. You see a single layer of closely packed cells that are long and narrow in structure. This tissue is most likely to be... | simple columnar epithelium |
| Which of the following muscle types is under voluntary control? | skeletal |
| The support cells of the nervous system are... | neurolgia |
| The fibers of a neuron are... | axons and dendrites |
| Tissue wasting due to a decrease in cell number is called... | atrophy |
| The fibers that conduct a nerve impulse toward a neuron cell body are called... | dendrites |
| Connective tissues would probably NOT contain.. | goblet cells |
| You are studying a slide of a body tissue, but the label has rubbed off. You see a few similiar cells that do not contact each other, many elastic fibers, and collagen. This tissue is most likely to be... | dense connective tissue |
| The menninges... | contain connective tissue |
| The endocerine glands secrete... | hormones |
| A band of conncetive tissue connecting two bones is called... | ligament |
| The skin is also called the... | cutaneous membrane |
| Transitional epithelium is tissue that... | can stretch to accomplish its function |
| Which of the following is an epithelia tissue membrance? | peritoneum |
| A term referring to a loose connective tissue is... | areolar |
| Plurae are examples of which type of membrane? | serous |
| Inflammation of the serous membrane within the abdominal cavity results in a condition called... | peritonitis |
| The tissue enclosing the heart is called the... | pericardium |
| Rhuematoid arthritis results from inflammation of which of the following membranes? | synovial membranes |
| A neoplasm is also called... | tumor |
| Which of the following is a malignant tumor? | sarcoma |
| The removal of living tissue for microscopic examination is called... | biopsy |
| Antineoplastic agents are used in... | chemotherapy |
| The prefix NEO- means... | new |
| Based on your knowledge of word parts, PERICARDITIS means... | inflammation of the membrane around the heart |
| Based on your knowledge of word parts, an OSTEOBLAST is most likely to be.. | an immature bon cell |