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BR - Cell Tissues
Board Review - Cell Tissues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the function of the serious membrane and serous fluid? | Reduce friction between visceral organs. |
| What is the name of the process whereby a cell duplicates itself by dividing? | mitosis |
| Ultimately, energy for ATP synthesis comes from where? | Breakdown of foods. |
| All of the cells that a person has and will have for his entire life are present at birth in which type of cells? | Muscle Cells |
| Which is not connective tissue? | Squamous Epithelium |
| Which is not a function of epithelial tissue? | Exchange of Gases |
| Which is not a part of a cell? | Hyalin |
| White type of tissue is Disc Cartilage? | Connective Tissue |
| What type of tissue is Hyaline Cartilage? | Connective Tissue |
| What type of tissue is Adipose tissue? | Connective Tissue |
| Absorption is a function of which tissue? | Epithelial Tissue |
| Secretion is a function of which tissue? | Epithelial Tissue |
| Stimulus detection is a function of which tissue? | Epithelial Tissue |
| Mitochondria is a part of a ____ ? | cell |
| Ribosome is a part of a ____ ? | cell |
| Centrosome is a part of a ____ ? | cell |
| Which is the name for the process of cell eating by which solid particles are engulfed by the cell? | Phagocytosis |
| What best describes a progression of the levels of organization of the human body from simple to complex? | cell, tissues, organs, systems, organism |
| What is comprised mainly of dense fibrous connective tissue? | tendon |
| What is not considered to be connective tissue? | myeloid |
| What types of cells are in nervous tissue? | neuroglia |
| What type of tissue forms serous membranes? | epithelial tissue |
| Which types of fibers are located in the dense fibrous tissues? | collagen |
| What does osseous tissue store? | calcium |
| What is a defining characteristic of all epithelial tissue? | avascular |
| What is the function of epithelial tissue? | absorption, secretion, protection |
| What is another word for aerolar tissue? | loose connective tissue |
| Where can you find chondrocytes? | cartilage |
| What does blood tissue contain? | RBC's WBC's & Platelets |
| What type of tissue is red bone marrow? | Hemopoietic |
| Nerve tissue is derived from which type of germ layer? | Ectoderm |
| What is the most widespread and abundant tissue in the body? | Connective Tissue |
| Where can you find hemopoietic tissue? | spleen, tonsils, & thymus |
| Which tissue stretches in all directions? | epithelial tissue |
| What is a type of white fibrous tissue called? | ligaments |
| What is comprised of dense fibrous connective tissue? | tendon |
| What is the most vascular tissue in the body? | skeletal |
| What are the two major characteristics of nervous tissues? | irritability & conductivity |
| What describes the structure of the plasma membrane of a cell? | Two lipid layers arranged tail to tail in which protein molecules float. |
| The plasma membrane is selectively permeable. What is permeable? | Water & most lipid-soluble molecules |
| What is cytosol? | The liquid portion of the cytoplasm. |
| What is the term for movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration? | diffusion |
| What is the term for movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane from higher water concentration to lower water concentration? | osmosis |
| What is it called when ATP is used to drive a substance uphill against a concentration gradient? | active transport |
| What is the main function of microvilli on the cell membrane? | to increase the cell's surface area for absorption |
| About 2/3 of the fluid in the human body is contained inside body cells. What is this fluid called? | ICF Intracellular fluid |
| What is the portion of extra cellular fluid that fills microscopic spaces between cells of tissues? | Interstitial fluid |
| What is it called when a pressure gradient forces fluid or dissolved particles across the cell membrane? | filtration |
| At what phase of mitosis does the centromere separate and the chromatid become individual chromosomes that move to opposite sides of the cell? | anaphase |
| What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis? | mitosis doubles the number of chromosomes while meiosis halves the number of chromosomes. |
| Where in the cell are the organelles? | cytoplasm |
| Which part of the cell contains a variety of digestive enzymes and has demolition site as its nick name? | lysosome |
| Which part of the cell is the site of most ATP production and has the nick name of power house of the cell? | mitochondria |
| Which part of the cell is studded with ribosomes and provides vesicles to transport synthesized protein? | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| Which part of the cell functions to metabolize lipidsas well as provide detoxification of a variety of harmful substances? | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| Which part of the cell modifies and packages proteins and has traffic director as its nick name? | golgi aparatus or golgi complex |
| Which part of the cell is the site for protein synthesis? | ribosome |
| What is a term for a cell that does not have a nucleus? | prokaryote |
| What is the name given to spherical bodies inside the nucleus of a cell that produce ribosomes? | nucleoli |
| What are small spindle-like organelles that suprervise cell division and aid in distributing DNA during cell division? | centrioles |
| The sodium-potassium pump is part of the active transport process. What is its essential function? | Normal transmission of nerve cell impulses requires the sodium-potassium pump to move sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell. |
| What is the name of the process of cell drinking by which fluids are engulfed by the cell? | pinocytosis |
| What is the study of tissues? | histology |
| What are pleurae, pericardium, and peritoneum? | serous membranes |
| Which tissue is characterized as having rapid cell division to replace injured or dead cells? | epithelial tissue |
| From which type of tissue do endocrine and exocrine glands develop? | epithelial tissue |
| Which tissue is avascular and depends on the underlying connective tissue for food and oxygen? | epithelial tissue |
| Which tissue has cell membranes with one free surface or edge exposed to the body's exterior or the cavity of an internal organ? | epithelial tissue |
| Which is not a type of connective tissue? | skin |
| What are 3 types of connective tissue? | bone, cartilage, blood |
| What are the 4 basic types of tissues? | connective, epithelial, muscle & nervous tissues |
| Which is NOT found in the extra cellular matrix of connective tissues? | keratin |
| What is found in the extra cellular matrix of connective tissues? | elastic fibers, collagen fibers & fibroblasts |
| What has branching cells connected to each other by intercalated discs? | heart muscle |
| Which type of tissue has osteocytes and haversian canals? | bone |
| Squamous, cuboidal, columnar, stratified, and glandular are all descriptions for the structure of which kind of tissue? | epithelial tissue |
| What kind of cell lacks a nucleus? | erythrocyte |
| Which is the term for the building up phase of metabolism when nutrients that the body has broken down are used to build cellular components? | anabolism |
| Which of the following can be found in the extracellular matrix? | elastin fibers, hyaluronic acid & collagen fibers |
| Which is the most common type of cartilage found in the body? | hyaline |
| Which is the most widely distributed connective tissue in the body? | areolar |
| Which is the organelle that controls all cellular activity? | nucleus |
| Which membranes surround internal organs and body cavities? | serous membranes |
| Anarobic means ____ oxygen. | without |
| Another name for the anaerobic respiration of glucose is _____? | glycolysis |
| Glucose is transformed into pyruvic acid during _____? | anaerobic respiration |
| Which produces more ATP? Aerobic or Anaerobic respiration? | Aerobic respiration |
| What is another name for a white blood cell? | leukocyte |
| What is another name for a red blood cell? | erythrocyte |
| What is commonly known as fat? | adipose tissue |
| What is commonly known as vascular tissue? | blood |
| What type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs? | smooth |
| Of the 4 general types of tissue, which has the poorest capacity for repair or renewal? | nervous |
| When the body is involved in tissue repair or wound healing, what is the difference between regeneration and fibrosis? | Regeneration is the replacement of destroyed tissues by the same kinds of cells, whereas fibrosis involves repair by dense connective tissue that forms scar tissue. |
| What type of cell contains oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin? | erythrocyte |
| Which tissue is for covering? | epithelial tissue |
| Which tissue has the unique ability to contract? | muscle tissue |
| Osseous tissue is a type of ____ tissue? | connective |
| What tissue can be smooth or striated, voluntary or involuntary, and usually surrounded by connective tissue? | muscle tissue |
| What tissue is specialized for transduction & transmission of information? | nervous tissue |
| What tissue includes sensory and motor neurons? | nervous tissue |
| What tissue conduction is considered an electro-chemical response? | nervous tissue |
| Nervous tissue has the ability to contract. | FALSE |
| Where is epithelial tissue formed from? | mesoderm, endoderm, & ectoderm |
| Where do you find simple columnar cells? | respiratory, urinary & digestive systems |
| The following are characteristics of ________ : responds to tension, is found in urinary system and is the most stretchable of all the epithelium tissues. | transitional epithelium |
| What kind of glands is breast milk produced from? | aprocrin glands |
| Holocrine, Aprocrine, & Merocrine glands are examples of _____ glands. | exocrine |
| Osmosis, filtration and diffusion are all considered | passive processes |
| _________ of moving material across the cell membrane is considered when: there is movement against the concentration gradient, when it requires participation of the protein pumps in the cell membrane, and when it requires energy put out from the cell. | Active transport |
| Both phagocytosis and pinocytosis are examples of _______. | Endocytosis |
| _________ is composed of water, proteins, carbohydrates & lipids. | cytoplasm |
| ______ is the smallest functional unit of a living organism. | cell |
| Cytoplasm primarily consists of _______. | water |
| A ______ consists of membranes, cytoplasm and organelles. | cell |
| DNA of a cell can be found in _________ | nucleus |
| Where are proteins synthesized in the cell? | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| Where is the powerhouse in the cell? | mitochondria |
| What is the most abundant protein in connective tissue? | collagen |
| What is the osygen rich juicy substance found in connective tissue? | fibroblast |
| Which protein gives the connective tissue its elasticity? | elastin fiber |
| Which of the cells synthesize and store fat? | adipocytes |
| Which cells are eating bacteria in the connective tissue? | macrophages |
| Which is the deepest wrapping of connective tissue around a muscle? | endomycium |
| Which is the wrapping of connective tissue around the brain and the spinal cord? | dura mater, pia mater, & arachnoid |
| What is the tendon a continuation of? | endomysium |