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