Directions and Planes
13) The knee is ________ to the foot.
proximal
This organelle is primarily a sac of powerful digestive enzymes
lysosome
Tissues in this category are characterized by an extracellular matrix that holds some amount of fluid
Connective
The type of sweat gland that begins to function at puberty and is involved in sexual signaling
Appocrine gland
The smallest living unit
The cell
17) The axillary region is ________ to the sternum.
lateral
the only organelle that has a double membrane structure
Mitochondria
What do goblet cells secrete?
Mucus or mucin
The most external layer of a hair shaft
Cuticle
body cavity containing the brain
Dorsal
29) A coronal section through the human body can
A) pass through both the nose and the occipital region.
B) pass through both ears.
C) provide mirror right and left images.
D) lie in a horizontal plane.
pass through both ears
Which organelle is associated with protein synthesis
Ribosomes
Which of the following provides the least resistance to diffusion?
A) simple columnar epithelium
B) simple cuboidal epithelium
C) simple squamous epithelium
D) stratified squamous epithelium
simple squamous epithelium
The type of burn in which the epidermis and part of the dermis are damaged
Second
organelle that detoxifies toxic substances
Peroxisome
45) Bilateral symmetry can apply to objects as well as to animal bodies. Which of the following capital letters of the alphabet is not bilaterally symmetrical?
A) A
B) M
C) L
D) O
L
The endocytotic process in which small vesicles of fluid are brought into the cell is called
Pinocytosis
the tissue with the greatest capacity for regeneration
Epithelial
Based on the rule of nines, approximately what percent of the total body surface covers the anterior and posterior torso?
35%
36%
37%
38%
37%
tissue type, in addition to certain muscle tissues, is capable of generating electrical impulses
Nervous
57) Which of the following pairs of organs/structures is located ipsilateral?
A) cecum : sigmoid colon
B) descending colon : spleen
C) mouth : navel
D) right lung : left lung
descending colon : spleen
How are Phospholipids of the plasma membrane arranged
as a bilayer with their nonpolar tails sandwiched between the polar heads.
The basic type of tissue that functions to control the body
nervous
primary layer of the skin containing melanocytes
Epidermis
Connective tissue that must resist forces pulling it from many different directions without stretching
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue