CH.12 PRACTICE EXAM - Anatomical terminology, cells, and tissues

Which of the following is an example of specialized cells? Reproductive cells Blood cells Nerve cells All of the answers are correct.

All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following terms refers to the front or belly region of a human? Superior Posterior Anterior Lateral

Anterior

Which is the basic unit of life? Cell Tissue Organ System

Cell

All internal structures in the cell are in the gel-like substance called: Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleolus Golgi apparatus

Cytoplasm

The elbow is _____ to the shoulder. Distal Proximal Superior Medial

Distal

Which internal structure in the cell may contain ribosomes? Endoplasmic reticulum Golgi apparatus Nucleus Cell membrane

ER

Our outer layer of skin is one example of which type of tissue? Muscle Epithelial Connective Nervous

Epithelial

If you are performing a sheep brain dissection and cut along the midline to divide the brain into a left and right region, along which sectional plane did you make the cut? Midsagittal Frontal Transverse Longitudinal

Midsagittal

Cells that are long, fibrous and excitable are found in which tissue? Nervous Epithelial Connective Muscle

Muscle

Conducting signals throughout the body to the spinal cord and brain is the specialty of which tissue? Muscle Epithelial Nervous Connective

Nervous

Which of the following is not a type of reproductive cell? Egg cell Sperm cell Platelet All of the provided answers are reproductive cells.

Platelet

Which of the following cavities contains the lungs? Pericardial Pleural Vertebral Cranial

Pleural

What acts as the messenger within the cell? RNA DNA Proteins Nucleus

RNA

Which structures carry proteins to the surface of the cell? Transport vesicles Transport ribosomes Transport nucleus Transport ER

Transport vesicles

________ stem cells are pluripotent, so they can become ________. a.) Embryonic; any type of cell in the body b.) Adult; any type of cell in the body c.) Embryonic; any type of cell from the same tissue d.)Adult; any type of cell from the same tissue

a.) Embryonic; any type of cell in the body

How are nerve cells specialized? a.) They have long connections that transmit messages quickly. b.) Instead of a nucleus, they have a lot of hemoglobin to help them carry oxygen. c.) They have a large amount of cytoplasm. d.) None of the answers are correct.

a.) They have long connections that transmit messages quickly.

Which of these is one reason to cover damaged epithelium with a dressing? a.) To simulate the covering and protective aspects of epithelium. b.)To produce mucus-like epithelium. c.)To introduce infection into the body. d.)To absorb nutrients like epithelium.

a.) To simulate the covering and protective aspects of epithelium.

Which of the following is NOT a function of an epithelial tissue? a.) To transmit the sensation of pain to the brain and spinal cord b.) To secrete mucus c.) To serve as a protective barrier against invading organisms d.) To absorb nutrients

a.) To transmit the sensation of pain to the brain and spinal cord

How is the process of trapping particles in mucus in the lungs helpful? a.) These are food particles and they need to be absorbed. b.) It helps keep bacteria, viruses, and pollution from damaging our lungs. c.) It allows harmful particles to damage our lungs. d.) It only helps by keeping us from having excess mucus.

b.) It helps keep bacteria, viruses, and pollution from damaging our lungs.

How are red blood cells specialized? a.) They have long connections that transmit messages quickly. b.)They have a large amount of cytoplasm. c.) Instead of a nucleus, they have a lot of hemoglobin to help them carry oxygen. d.)None of the answers are correct.

c.) Instead of a nucleus, they have a lot of hemoglobin to help them carry oxygen.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of multicellular organisms? a.) They have specialized cells. b.) They have multiple levels of organization. c.) They can be composed of one type of tissue. d.) They can have a greater variety of structures than unicellular organisms.

c.) They can be composed of one type of tissue.

The tissue that holds our body parts in place is _________. epithelial connective muscle nervous

connective

How many types of tissue are found in the body? a.) three b.) two c.) one d.) four

four

A/an _____ is a group of organs and tissues that work together to perform a major function of the organism. multicellular system tissue system epithelium system organ system

organ system

Which of the following serous membranes lines the heart? parietal pleura visceral pericardium visceral peritoneum parietal pericardium

visceral pericardium