Anatomy final Study Guide

Place the following in correct sequence from the simpliest to the most complex 1. Molecules 2. Atoms 3. Tissues 4. Cells 5. Organs

2-1-4-3-5

The dorsal body is the site of which of the following? Liver Lungs Intestines Brain

Brain

Which of the following is the best explination for why cells are considered the smallest unit of living things? Cells are highly ordered and complex Cells cant be seen by the naked eye and are considered microscopic Cells have the ability to reproduce identical copies of themselves in a process called mitosis Cells are the simpliest structure to fit all of the characteristics necessary to be considered alive.

Cells are the simpliest structure to fit all of the characteristics necessary to be considered alive.

At what age to bones reach their peak density?

Early adulthood

Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer. Most tumors that arise on the skin are malignant. Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing. Squamous cell carcinomas arise from the stratum corneum Basal cell carcinomas are the least common but most malignant

Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing

Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue Highly mitotic Mostly extracellular volume Most volume is nucleus Primary function is nutrient storage

Primary function is nutrient storage

Select the correct system epithelia Form impermeable barriers Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important Psuedostratified epithelia consist of at least two layers of cells stacked on top of each other Stratified epithelia are tall, narrow cells

Stratified epithelia are present where protection from abrasion is important

You are asked to draw blood from the median cubital vein. You will search for this vein in the ______.

anterior side of the elbow

The arrector pili muscle's predominate, useful function in humans is to ______.

assisting in the release sebum from nearby sebaceous glands

Prevention of osteoporosis includes adequate intake of ________.

calcium and vitamin D

Which glands produce ear wax?

ceruminous glands

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? storage of mineral support production of blood cells communication

communication

The structure of bone tissue suits tge function. Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand torsion stresses?

compact bone

A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?

corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale

What modification of the simple columar epithelium that allows for efficient absorption along portions of the digestive tract?

dense microvilli

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the _____.

diaphysis

Sudoriferous glands are catergorized as two distinct types, these are?

eccrine and apocrine

A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be ______.

enhancement of labor contractions

What structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length until early childhood?

epiphyseal plate

A substance received or given off by your body will likely pass through which tissue type?

epithelial tissue

expiration is how the body removes excessive carbon dioxide from the blood. This is an example of ______.

excretion of metabolic waste

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of ________.

fat

A patient has skin that is slightly blue in color. A likely treatment for this person might be _____.

giving them a supplemental oxygen mask.

The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart is called

gross

The thoracic cavity contains the ______. It is found ____ to the vertebral cavity.

heart and lungs: anterior

You are told to take an axillary temperature on a small child. You will place the thermometer ______>

in the armpit

Anatomical position is important because ______.

it allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships

A cilitated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells _____.

lines most of the respiratory tract.

What are the most important factors influencing hair growth?

nutrition and hormones

You are asked to take a person's heart rate at the popliteal pulse point. You will look for this pulse_____.

on the posterior side of the knee.

The single most important risk for skin cancer is ________

overexposure to UV radiation

What epithelial tissue lines the air sacs of the lungs?

simple squamous

What layer of skin is responsible for cell division and replacement?

stratum basale

The reason the hypodermis acts as a shock absorber is that ________.

the major part of its makeup is adipose, which serves as an effective shock absorber

Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function form a(n) ________.

tissue

Histology would be best defined as a study of ________.

tissues

Generally what is the result of the negative feedback process?

to maintain homeostasis