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Quiz 1

Anatomy

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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.
Created by: ckinney04
 

 



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