Language of Anatomy
The study of body structures.
Anatomy
Where would you NOT expect to find epithelial tissue?
a. Outer lining of the skin
b. Lining of the stomach
c. Lining of the urinary bladder
d. Within the brain
Within the brain
Which is NOT an appendage of the skin?
a. Hypodermis
B. Sweat glands
c. Oil glands
d. Hair
Hypodermis
Bone-building cells
Osteoblasts
If a person has carpal tunnel syndrome, what part of the body is affected?
Wrists
The lungs are _________ to the heart.
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Lateral
d. Medial
Lateral
Which phrase best fits the function of epithelial tissue?
a. Connecting
b. Movement
c. Sending messages
d. Carrying substances
Connecting
Also known as subcutaneous tissue.
Hypodermis
Blood cell production, or hematopoiesis, occurs in the ______.
a. Yellow bone marrow
b. Periosteum
c. Red bone marrow
d. Endosteum
Red bone marrow
Your neighbor tells you that he broke his shoulder blade. To what bone is he referring?
Scapula
Closer to the point of origin or point of attachment.
Proximal
Which of the following statements is TRUE about connective tissue?
a. Because connective tissue is the most diverse, it comes from different embryonic tissue
b. All connective tissue has the same amount of vascularity
c. It is the most abundant tissue in the body
d.. Not all connective tissue has an extracellular matrix
It is the most abundant tissue in the body
Produces a protein that helps protect and waterproof the epidermis.
Keratinoctye
The main cells in bone tissue; they maintain its daily metabolism.
Osteocytes
Which type of bones (vertebrae) are critical for the movement of the head and neck?
cervical vertebrae
A _____ cut would not likely require sutures because it would not burst a blood vessel.
A. Superior
B. Deep
C. Inferior
D. Superficial
Superficial
Which is NOT a function of connective tissue?
a. Binding and supporting
b. Insulating
c. Transporting substances
d. Sending messages
Sending messages
Part of the skin that is made of epithelial tissue.
Epidermis
Consists mainly of adipose cells (stores fat).
a. Red bone marrow
b. Periosteum
c. Yellow bone marrow
d. Endosteum
Yellow bone marrow
What is unique about the mandible?
It is the only freely movable bone in the skull
Put the following terms in the correct order:
Organ
Organism
Tissue
Cell
Organ system
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
In what area of the body would you expect to find very little connective tissue?
a. Skin
b. Tendons
c. Brain
d. Around organs
Brain
Produces a pigment that determines hair, skin, and eye color
Melancyte
What is the function of articular cartilage?
Reduces friction at joints
One of the most common fractures in the elderly is a hip fracture, which actually occurs in this bone, the longest, heaviest, and strongest in the body
Femur