Quiz 2
These types of cell junctions anchor adjacent cells together and resist their separation during contractile activities.
Adherens junctions and desmosomes
Choose the directional term that would make the following sentence correct. The sternum is ___to the heart.
Anterior
Which is a function of the tissue shown in the diagram?
Conduct nerve impulses to muscle fibers
Which directional term means farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk or farther from the origination of a structure?
Distal
Which of the following is NOT a connective tissue? Bone, Blood, Cartilage, Tendons, Epidermis?
Epidermis
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
Frontal
Functional classification of exocrine glands is based on
How the gland release its secretory product
Epithelial tissue
Is used as a covering of body surfaces Is used as a lining of body cavities and hollow organs Is used to form glands Usually has a free surface that interacts with external environment
Which directional term means farther from the midline?
Lateral
In which of the following locations would you most likely find the transitional epithelial?
Lining of the urinary bladder
Which of the following is NOT one of the main tissue types found in the human body? Epithelial, Connective, Myocardial, Muscle, or Nervous?
Myocardial
Where on the diagram is the femoral area?
Near the femur
Where on the diagram is the cervical area?
Near the neck
Which cavity contains the heart?
Pericardial cavity
The function of the secretion of a serous membrane like the pleura, is to
Reduce friction between neighboring organs
Immature, undifferentiated cells that can divide to replace lost or damaged cells
Stem cells
Choose the directional term that would make the following sentence correct. The heart is ___ to the liver.
Superior
A transverse plane will cut a body or organ into
Superior and inferior portions
The lungs are located in the
pleural cavity