Anatomy and Physiology Test 2 Study Questions
Identify the specific tissue type that has the following characteristics: Intercalated Discs, Striations and a Branched arrangement of cells.
Cardiac Muscle
List the 4 types of tissues.
Connective, Muscular, Nervous, Epithelia
T/F: Epithelial tissues have large amounts of space between cells.
False
If you cut yourself and bacteria enter the wound, which of the following cells would help get rid of the bacteria?
Langerhan's cells
What is filtration?
The movement of certain materials through a membrane
What is Histology?
The study of tissues
T/F: Adipose tissue stores fat, insulates, and protects against extreme temperatures.
True
T/F: Nervous tissue consists of two cell types neuroglia and neurons.
True
The hair matrix contains ________.
a layer of basal cells
Sebaceous glands ________.
are associated with hair follicles
Eccrine sweat glands ________.
are present in the skin throughout the body and produce watery sweat
In response to stimuli from the sympathetic nervous system, the arrector pili...
are responsible for goose bumps
In general, skin cancers ________.
can be reduced by limiting exposure to the sun
The papillary and reticular layers of the dermis are composed mainly of ________.
connective tissue
bedsores are preventable by_______.
eliminating pressure points
An individual has spent too much time sun bathing. Not only is his skin painful to touch, but small blisters have appeared in the affected area. This indicates that he has damaged which layers of his skin?
epidermis and dermis
One of the functions of the integumentary system is protection. What does not directly contribute to that function?
folic acid synthesis
Cilia are _____.
hairlike projections that are located on the cell surfaces that project a wavelike motion
Similar to the hair, nails grow continuously throughout our lives. Which of the following is furthest from the nail growth center?
hyponychium
After a skin injury, the body initiates a wound-healing response. The first step of this response is the formation of a blood clot to stop bleeding. Which of the following would be the next response?
increased production of connective tissue
Squamous cell carcinomas are the second most common of the skin cancers and are capable of metastasizing if not treated. This cancer affects which cells?
keratinocytes of the stratum spinosum
An individual using a sharp knife notices a small amount of blood where he just cut himself. Which layer of skin did he have to cut into in order to bleed?
papillary dermis
The stratified epithelium is responsible for _____.
protection
Cardiac muscle has a specific function of _______.
pumping blood throughout the body
What is not a function of the hypodermis?
source of blood vessels in the epidermis
The papillary layer of the dermis is most closely associated with which layer of the epidermis?
stratum basale
As you are walking down the beach, you see a dead, dry, shriveled-up fish. Which layer of your epidermis keeps you from drying out?
stratum corneum
Langerhans cells are commonly found in the ________.
stratum spinosum
Collagen lends ________ to the skin.
structure
In humans, exposure of the skin to sunlight is required for ________.
vitamin D synthesis
