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SCI221- M3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of tissue would be located between the blood and the air in the lungs to allow for gas exchange? | What type of tissue would be located between the blood and the air in the lungs to allow for gas exchange? |
| Histology is the study of__________. | Tissues |
| Wrinkles develop with aging. What change to the skin would cause these wrinkles to occur? | Fat is lost from the subcutaneous layer and the dermis shrinks. |
| If the entire epidermis were to become keratinized, skin would become incredibly hard and inflexible. | True |
| A mild sunburn is classified as a__________ burn. | superficial partial-thickness |
| Sweating results in loss of body heat by what means? | Evaporation |
| What do intercellular junctions connect? | Cell membranes |
| The homeostatic mechanism that maintains body temperature has the__________ as its control center. | hypothalamus |
| What term describes a burn affecting only the epidermis? | Superficial partial-thickness burn |
| What cell type gives rise to cutaneous melanomas? | Melanocytes |
| What is a normal response to excessive loss of body heat in a cold environment? | Dermal blood vessels constrict. |
| What type of glands secrete breast milk and ear wax? | Modified apocrine sweat glands |
| A second-degree burn is the same as a full-thickness burn. | False |
| When does inflammation occur? | In response to injury or infection |
| Tissues are groups of cells that have a common overall function, yet are distinctive in their characteristic cell types and the molecules that the cells produce. | True |
| The body loses heat to the air molecules continuously circulating over it by the process of__________. | Convection |
| Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of body tissues? | Eye tissue |
| Which of the following are functions of epithelial tissue? | Secretion, absorption, and protection. |
| Injections that are administered into the tissues of the skin are called__________ injections. | Intradermal |
| All tissue types are tightly packed, built of cells attached by intercellular junctions. | False |
| How can the body generate heat when one gets chilled? | By increasing skeletal muscle activity |
| What is the primary means of body heat loss? | Evaporation |
| Arrector pili muscles are attached to what feature of the skin? | Hair follicles |
| As body temperature increases, the dermal blood vessels are triggered to__________. | dilate |
| Serous and mucous membranes consist of epithelial and connective tissues. | True |
| What feature of the skin is involved in acne? | Sebaceous glands |
| What happens to keratinocytes as they are pushed from the deeper layers of the epidermis toward the surface? | They die |
| What is the function of adipose tissue? | Stores energy |
| What is secreted by sebaceous glands? | Fat globules mixed with cellular debris |
| As a person ages, what happens to their skin? | The skin becomes thinner. |
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