unit 1 human anatomy
Skin color is due to ________.
A) dermal blood supply B) thickness of the stratum corneum C) melanin D) carotene
______ tissue provides a supporting framework, forming the stroma of the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.
Reticular
Eccrine sweat glands ________.
function in thermoregulation
Extracellular fibers and ________ comprise the matrix that surrounds the cells of a connective tissue.
ground substance
In anatomical position, a person stands with the legs together and the feet flat on the floor. Additionally, the ________.
hands are at the sides, and the palms face anteriorly
Pain originating from the spleen would most likely be felt in the ________ abdominopelvic quadrant.
left upper
A ________ section through the umbilicus divides the human body into equal left and right portions.
midsagittal
The area of the skin that contains blood vessels supplying the epidermis is the ________.
papillary layer of dermis
Which of the following layers of the cutaneous membrane stores lipid reserves
reticular layer of dermis
The connective tissue type that has a distinctive population of cells suspended in a fluid matrix that contains formed elements is called ________.
reticular tissue
Which of the following terms means two or more layers?
stratified
The epidermis is primarily composed of which type of epithelium?
stratified squamous
The study of the heart, blood, and blood vessels is which of the following approaches?
systemic anatomy
In epithelial tissues ________.
there is little or no intercellular space between the cells
The serous membrane that lines the outer surface of a lung is called the ________.
visceral pleura
The anatomical name for the front of the elbow is ________.
antecubitis
Elastic connective tissues ________.
are found in organs and tissues that need to stretch and return to their original shape, such as the aorta and the lungs.
The superficial layer of the dermis consists of ________.
areolar connective tissue
Hormones are examples of ________ secretion.
endocrine
Which of the following includes ONLY structures enclosed within the mediastinum?
esophagus, trachea, thymus