Anatomy

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Muscular tissue

- Composed of specialized cells that help with contraction and generation of force - Leads to movement of the body - Generates heat

Condyle

A smooth, rounded, articular process

The epidermis consists of stratified squamous epithelium. Which cell type found within these layers are a type of macrophage?

An increase in CA2 uptake in the kidneys

When the forearm is pronated, the radius is ____________ to the ulna.

Anterior

Which term is used to define the fact that epithelia do not contain blood vessels?

Avascularity

The neck of the femur is lateral to the:

Head of the femur

Which layer of the skin contains loose connective tissue and stores body fat?

Hypodermis

What is the function of microvilli?

Increase surface area by 20 times

The epidermis consists of stratified squamous epithelium. Which cell type found within these layers are a type of macrophage?

Langerhans cells

Which two bones/bone features come together to form the nasal septum?

Perpendicular plate and vomer

In the sun, cells are packed with filaments of keratin in the:

Stratified squamous epithelium

Most stem cells differentiate into keratinocytes in which skin layer?

Stratum basale

Which epidermal layer is found only in thick skin?

Stratum lucidum

Anatomy

Study of external and internal structures and the physical relationships between the parts

What kills cells in the stratum granulosum?

The presence of lipid substance

Histology

The study of tissues

How many layers of the dermis is present in thick skin?

2

The outer covering of bone is known as:

Periosteum

What is TRUE about pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium?

They do not contain only one type of cell

Since there is a lack of blood vessels in the epidermis, what keeps the cells below the stratum lucidum alive?

They receive nutrients through diffusion.

Main function of a stratified epithelium is:

for protection

Goblet cells are an example of a

unicellular gland

The head of the fibula articulates with the:

Lateral condyle of the femur

Most of the stomach is in the ____________ quadrant.

Left-upper

Which of the following is an example of a long bone?

Radius

Biopsy

Removal of a sample of tissue for analysis

The pubic symphysis unites which two bones?

Right and left pubis

Which tarsal bone articulates with the tibia?

Talus

Amanda was recently driving and was involved in a T-bone car accident. As the other car struck her passenger side, Amanda's head hit against the side window located on the drivers' door. What parts of the skull would, most likely, be the areas where she could have sustained injuries?

Temporal bone and parietal bone

The outside lining of bone that helps it attach to fascia and circulatory components is the:

Periosteum

A pregnant woman would most likely suffer what type of spinal curvature and in what vertebral area?

Lordosis in the lumbar area

What type of ossification is involved in mandible, hip, limb and clavicle development?

Intramembranous, endochondral, endochondral, intramembranous

What is NOT a function of epithelial tissue?

To establish structural framework for the body

Which carpal bone, based on its location, would articulate with the metacarpal of the thumb?

Trapezium

Which of the following makes up the greatest amount in terms of molecular composition of the human body?

Water

In the secretion of the mammary glands, the secretory product is released during the shedding of the apical portion of the cell's cytoplasm that is packed with secretory vesicles. The cells in this gland then regenerates and creates more secretory vesicles. What kind o secretion is being described?

Apocrine secretion

Which term is used to define when the basal surface of a typical epithelium is bound to a thin basal lamina?

Attachment

Dissection

Cutting into smaller parts

Which bone has the linea aspera as one of the bone features?

Femur

Which structure gives us the unique characteristics of fingerprints?

Epidermal ridges

What is TRUE about epithelial tissues?

Epithelial tissue is not vascular. It is always exposed to the surface

Physiology

The study of function

Epithelial tissue

- Formed by different cell types - Covers body surfaces, lines hollow organs, lines body cavities and ducts, can form glands - Interacts with the external environment and internal environment

Connective tissue

- Protects and supports the body and its organs - Binds organs together, stores energy reserves as fat, helps provide the body with immunity to disease causing organisms

What time of bone is the patella?

- Sesamoid bone - Form tendons and ligaments

Which two bone features compose the condyle of the humerus?

Capitulum and trochlea

The anatomical name for the bones that make up the distal portion of the wrist joint is:

Carpals

The _____ suture separates the frontal and parietal bones of the skull.

Coronal

The coronoid process articulates with the _________ of the humerus.

Coronoid fossa

With respect to epithelial cells, polarity is a characteristic that refers to

How organelles are organized in a certain way within a cell

Which part of the nail does dirt get trapped?

Hyponychium

Where is bone added to during endochondral ossification?

Metaphysis

If you fall and scratch dead cells off your palm, which layer is exposed?

The stratum granulosum because removing dead skin cells means removing both stratum corner and stratum lucidum

Copy of a blood vessel that pumps blood towards the heart

Vein

Which structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

Diaphragm

The gallbladder belongs to which organ system?

Digestive

Pathologist

Doctor that examines the tissues and cells under a microscope and makes a diagnosis

In which of the following structures can we find stratified squamous epithelium?

Esophagus

The crista galli is a bone feature found on which of the following bones?

Ethmoid


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