Exercise 6 & 7 Pre-Lab Questions

This connective tissue consists of large round densely packed cells with the nucleus pushed to one side.

adipose

What is not true of connective tissue?

all connective tissues contain elastic fibers

__________ glands are found primarily in the genital and axillary areas.

apocrine

This connective tissue looks like strands of wavy hair. It is very strong and attaches muscles to bones.

dense regular

The skin has two distinct regions. The superficial layer is the __________ and the underlying connective tissue is the __________.

epidermis, dermis

Thick skin of the epidermis contains __________ layers.

five

These cells produce a brown-to-black pigment that colors the skin and protects DNA from ultraviolet radiation damage. The cells are __________.

melanocytes

All connective tissue is derived from an embryonic tissue known as __________.

mesenchyme

All the following are examples of connective tissue EXCEPT __________.

neurons

The ducts of __________ glands usually empty into a hair follicle but may also open directly on the skin surface.

sebaceous

The portion of a hair that projects from the scalp surface is known as the __________.

shaft

All the following are functions of the skin EXCEPT __________.

site of vitamin A synthesis

Epithelial tissues can be classified according to cell shape. __________ epithelial cells are scalelike and flattened.

squamous

From deep to superficial, the layers of the epidermis of thin skin are ________.

stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum

The cells in this layer of epidermis are dead, and their flat, scale-like remnants are filled with keratin.

stratum corneum

Nails originate from the epidermis.

true

This is the most abundant and widely distributed tissue type in the body.

connective

The most superficial layer of the epidermis is the __________.

stratum corneum