Misc
Potpourri
This and That
Such and Such
Grab Bag
100
The 4 principle types of tissue include all of the following EXCEPT a. Epithelial c. Nervous b. Connective d. Cartilage
What is Cartilage
100
Tissue that insulates to conserve the body is: a. adipose c. reticular b. osseous d. fibrous
What is a. adipose
100
Beneath the dermis lays a loose layer of skin rich in fat and areolar tissue called the: a. dermal-epidermal junction c. hypodermis b. subcutaneous layer d. epidermis
What is b. subcutaneous layer or c. hypodermis
100
The developing fetus is covered by an extremely fine, soft hair coat called: a. vellus c. fatalis follicle b. lanugo d. fur
What is b. lanugo
100
the conducting cells of the nervous system
What is neuron
200
A tissue is: a. a membrane that lines body cavities b. a group of similar cells that perform a common function c. a thin sheet of cells embedded in a matrix d. the most complex organizational unit of the body
What is b. a group of similar cells that perform a common function
200
What statement about blood is TRUE? a. Erythrocytes are white blood cells. b. Thrombocytes are also known as platelets. c. Leukocytes are red blood cells. d. Formed elements are known as plasma
What is b. Thrombocytes are also known as platelets
200
In which area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum? a. back of the hand c. abdomen b. thigh d. sole of the foot
What is d. sole of the foot
200
the cell body of a neuron is called ___________
What is soma
200
Which gland is closely associated with hair? a. sebaceous gland c. Eccrine gland b. Ceruminous gland d. pituitary gland
What is a. sebaceous gland
300
Which tissue lines body cavities and protects body surfaces? a. Epithelial c. Muscular b. Connective d. Nervous
What is a. Epithelial
300
A bone cell is called a(an): a. fibroblast c. osteoblast b. Osteoclast d. osteocyte
What is d. osteocyte
300
In which layer of the skin do the cells divide by mitosis to replace cells lost from the outermost surface of the body? a. stratum basale c. stratum lucidum b. stratum corneum d. stratum spinosum
What is a. stratum basale
300
cell processes that transmit impulses away from cell body
What is axon
300
Ceruminous glands are located in: a. the axilla c. the ear canal b. the soles of the feet d. the top of the head
What is c. the ear canal
400
Epithelial cells can be classified according to shape. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shape of epithelium? a. cuboidal c. squamous b. rectangular d. columnar
What is b. rectangular
400
A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order? a. Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, Corneum, Lucidum b. Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, Lucidum, Corneum c. Corneum, Lucidum Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale d. Corneum, Spinosum, Basale, Granulosum, Lucidum
What is c. Corneum, Lucidum Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale
400
Which is NOT a contributing factor of skin color? a. exposure to sunlight b. genetics c. place of birth d. volume of blood in skin capillaries
What is c. place of birth
400
cell process that carries nerve impulse toward the body
What is dendrite
400
Albinism is a condition in which the individual lacks: a. melanocytes c. chondrocytes b. osteocytes d. Thrombocytes
What is a. melanocytes
500
Adipose tissue performs all of the following functions EXCEPT: a. insulation c. support b. protection d. immune
What is d. immune
500
The muscles that are attached to hair follicles and cause “goose bumps” are: a. Arrector pili c. Arrector folliculi b. Arrector integumenti d. Levator folliculi
What is a. Arrector pili
500
Which of the following vitamins is synthesized by the skin? a. vitamin A c. vitamin C b. vitamin B d. vitamin D
What is d. vitamin D
500
supportive cells
What is neuroglia
500
Small spaces in which bone cells lie are called: a. Lamellae c. Canaliculi b. Lacunae d. Interstitial Lamellae
What is b. Lacunae
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