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Quiz 1
Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What system of the body contains glands and hormones? nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, or lymphatic | endocrine system |
| What system of the body is responsible for fighting infection? nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, or lymphatic | lymphatic system |
| A group of similar cells working together is called a(n): organ, tissue, body system, or organism | tissue |
| If a doctor is comparing the size of one person's brain to another, this would be part of: anatomy or physiology | anatomy |
| Consider the following levels of organization: (1) cell, (2) organ, (3) mitochondria, (4) organism, (5) tissue, (6) system. Which is the correct order from smallest to largest? | 3, 1, 5, 2, 6, 4 |
| Which of the following organs would be found within the dorsal cavity? stomach, lungs, brain, ovaries | brain |
| Which of the following organs would be found within the abdominal cavity? stomach, ovaries, lungs, and brain | stomach |
| Which body cavity contains all other listed here? pleural, thoracic, mediastinum, ventral | ventral |
| Examine this DNA strand: TACCTGGCA. The sequence that would be found on the other side of the DNA molecule would be: | ATGGACCGT |
| Is this the wrong definition: passive transport → the movement of molecules from low to high concentration | Incorrect definition |
| Is this the wrong definition: mitosis → the division of somatic (body) cells | Correct definition |
| Is this the wrong definition: transcription → the copying of DNA into an mRNA strand | Correct definition |
| Is this the wrong definition: translation → the creation of an amino acid chain from an mRNA message | Correct definition |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major categories of tissues found in the human body? Nervous, vascular, epithelial, muscular | Vascular |
| The type of tissue that you would find lining the pelvic cavity is: nervous, vascular, epithelial, muscular | Epithelial |
| Meiosis would be a common process in which body system? Reproductive, digestive, lymphatic, integumentary | Reproductive |
| In the spring, you open your windows exposing a screen to let in fresh air. Over time, pollen from your yard spreads into your house through the screen. The screen is an example of a: visceral, osmotic, semipermeable or parietal membrane | Semipermeable |
| In spring, you open your windows to let in fresh air. Over time, pollen from your yard spreads into your house through the screen. The movement of the pollen is an illustration of: passive/active transport & facilitated/simple diffusion | Passive transport and simple diffusion |
| Which of the following body parts is inferior to the heart? teeth, stomach, lungs, eyes | Stomach |
| Which of the following body parts is lateral to the heart? teeth, stomach, lungs, eyes | Lung |
| Which of the following body parts is proximal to the elbow? wrist, fingers, toes, shoulder | shoulder |
| If someone sliced you between the eyes and directly downwards, what type of plane would that be? median/midsagittal, frontal, cranial, transverse | median/midsagittal |
| Which is the deepest membrane of those listed here? parietal serosa, serous fluid, visceral serosa | visceral serosa |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major categories of tissues found in the human body? nervous, vascular, epithelial, muscular | vascular |
| Which major tissue category forms sheets that cover surfaces and line body cavities: nervous, vascular, epithelial, muscular | epithelial |
| In epithelial tissue, the surface exposed to a body cavity, lumen, or the exterior is known as the: free surface, basement membrane, connective surface, deep surface | free surface |
| The type of tissue that contains goblet cells for secreting mucus is: squamous, cuboidal, columnar, keratinized | columnar |
| Mammary glands contain not only secrete milk, but also a portion of the secretory cells. Therefore, mammary glands are an example of ____________ glands: merocrine, apocrine, holocrine, endocrine | apocrine |
| Salivary glands release their secretions through ducts. This shows that salivary glands are: exocrine glands, simple columnar epithelium, endocrine glands, pseudostratified | exocrine glands |
| Which epithelial tissue appears to have multiple layers because nuclei are at different heights, although all cells contact the basement membrane? simple columnar, simple cubodial, pseudostratified, transitional | pseudostratified |
| Which term describes an epithelial tissue with only one layer of cells? Stratified, simple, transitional, pseudostratified | simple |
| Which type of epithelial tissue can stretch and is found in the urinary bladder? simple columnar, simple cuboidal, stratified squamous, transitional | transitional |
| The 2 types of fibers are found in connective tissues are: adipose&elastic, parenchymal&stromal, labile&stable, and elastic&collagen | elastic and collagen |
| Which type of cells become bone tissue? chondrocytes, erythrocytes, osteocytes, and fibrocytes | osteocytes |
| When looking in a microscope, you notice cells within lacuna. Which type of connective tissue are you looking at? adipose, dense regular, cartilage, dense irregular | cartilage |
| When looking in a microscope, you notice large droplets of oil filling most of the cell's space. Which type of connective tissue are you looking at? adipose, dense regular, cartilage, dense irregular | adipose |
| Which type of connective tissue is found in tendons, giving them rope-like strength in one direction? adipose, dense regular, cartilage, or dense irregular | dense regular |
| The space surrounding the cell body in a connective tissue that is often gel-like or watery is known as the: elastic fibers, collagen dibers, ground substance, epithelial tissue | ground substance |
| the type of epithelial tissue that changes shape when stretched | Transitional |
| the type of tissue that causes movement of the body | Muscle tissue |
| the category of epithelial tissues with more than one layer of cells | Stratified |
| the type of tissue that passes impulses around the body | Nerve |
| connective tissue that contains macrophages and mast cells | Blood |
| found in your ear lobe and tip of your nose | elastic cartilage |
| the type of connective tissue that has a calcified ground substance | bone |
| the category of epithelial tissues with only one layer of cells | Simple |
| Based on the prefixes and suffixes you've learned, what is an osteologist? someone who studies: bone, muscles, nerves, or glands | someone who studies bones |
| What does histocompatibility refer to? the matching of tissues, movement of tissues, growth of tissues, staining of tissues | matching of tissues |
| Compare skeletal muscle tissue and smooth muscle tissue? Use the terms striated/non-striated, voluntary/involuntary | Skeletal muscle is striated and voluntary; smooth muscle is non-striated and involuntary. |
| Compare exocrine and endocrine glands? | Exocrine glands secrete locally through ducts; endocrine glands secrete hormones through the bloodstream without ducts. |