Anatomy and Physiology Lab Midterm

Check all of the statements that are true regarding keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium forms the epidermis of the skin. In keratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue, the cells on the apical (outer) surface are dead.

Costal groove

Marks the path of nerves and vessels

Check all that are parts of a typical vertebra.

Pedicles Spinous Process Body Vertebral foramen

Angle

Where the shaft begins curving toward the sternum

The visible part of the ear has the ability to stretch significantly, and then recoil back to its original position. Which protein fiber must be present?

elastic

If a solute concentration gradient has been established across a membrane, the permeable solute will diffuse across the membrane:

from the side with a higher concentration to the side with a lower concentration.

0.3 M urea would be considered _________-osmotic.

isoomotic

Physiological saline contains the same concentration of solutes as the inside of a cell, and it is therefore a(n) __________ solution.

isotonic

_______is towards the midline of the body.

medial

_______is upward or towards the head.

superior

Myosin and actin are found in both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells.

true

Over time diffusion results in the even distribution of a substance throughout an area.

true

If you were to add sheep blood to 0.3M NaCl and observe the solution you would see ___________ solution.

turbid

Tubercle

Articulates with transverse costal facet

Head

Articulates with vertebral bodies

Which of the following is a common characteristic between dense regular and irregular connective tissue?

abundant collagen bundles

Using an anatomic directional term, the stomach is ___________ to the spinal cord.

anterior

________ is towards the front of the body.

anterior

Chondrocytes belong to which tissue and in what structures are they found?

cartilage/lacunae

_______is farther from the trunk or origin of a structure.

distal

The correct anatomic directional term for "at the back side of the human body" is

dorsal

Placing a red blood cell in an extremely hypertonic solution leads to hemolysis.

false

0.15 M glucose is considered _________-tonic.

hypo

0.2% NaCl solution is considered _________-tonic.

hypo

When a cell is placed in a solution with a very low solute concentration, water diffuses into the cell. Such a solution is called a(n) _________ solution.

hypotonic

Fibrocartilage is found in which of the following locations?

intervertebral discs

Which of the following tissues is found in the inner lining of trachea?

none of the above

In terms of anatomic directional terms, the heart is considered ______ to the sternum.

posterior

The type of epithelium that would best allow rapid diffusion, osmosis, or filtration is ____________ epithelium.

simple squamous

The type of muscle that is found in blood vessel walls is __________ muscle.

smooth

What structure extends through the foramen magnum in a living human?

spinal cord

In which of the following locations would you find hyaline cartilage?

the end of long bones

Imagine cells in a solution in which the cells show no signs of shrinking or swelling. You now add a large volume of deionized water to the solution so that:

water moves into the cells, and the cells swell and may burst.