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what is the general purpose of simple squamous cells

air and fluid diffusion

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where can we find simple squamous cells

alveoli

capillaries

blood vessels

lymph vessels

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what is the general purpose of stratified squamous cells

areas of high friction

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where can we find keratinized stratified squamous cells

skin

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where can we find non-keratinized stratified squamous cells

oral cavity

anal cavity

vagina

esophagus

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what is the general purpose of simple cuboidal cells

secretion

protection

movement

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where can we find simple cuboidal cells

bronchioles

kidney tubules

secretory ducts of small glands

choroid plexus

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what kind of simple cuboidal cells are on the thyroid

follicular cells

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what kind of simple cuboidal cells are in the choroid plexus

ependymal cells

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what is the general purpose of stratified cuboidal cells

secretion

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where are stratified cuboidal cells found

sweat glands

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what is the general purpose of transitional epithelium

stretch and expansion

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where can transitional epithelium be found

urinary bladder

ureters

urethra

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what is the purpose of simple columnar

absorption

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where can simple columnar be found

stomach

intestines

digestive tract

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what is the main purpose of stratified columnar tissue

reproductive tract

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where is the location of stratified columnar tissue

uterus

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what is the general purpose of pseudostratified ciliated columnar tissue

respiratory tract

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where is the location of pseudostratified ciliated columnar tissue

majority of pulmonary tract

from nose to bronchioles

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what are examples of macrophage cells

dust cells

kupffer cells

microglia

langerhans

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where are dust cells located

lungs w

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where are kuppfer cells located

liver

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where are microglia located

brain

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where are langerhans cells located

skin

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what do osteoclasts do

remodel bone

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where can we find dense regular tissue

tendons and ligaments

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where can we find dense irregular tissue

dermis of the skin

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where can we find elastic tissue

blood vessels

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where can we find reticular tissue

lymph nodes and spleen

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what type of collagen are tendons and ligaments made out of

type 1

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what type of collagen are lymph nodes and the spleen made out of

type 3

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where are type 1 collagen fibers mainly found

bones

tendons

organs

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where are type 2 collagen fibers found

mainly in cartilage

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where are type 3 collagen fibers mainly found

mainly in reticular fibers

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where are type 4 collagen fibers mainly found

reticular fibers

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how many layers does the epidermis have

5

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list the layers of the epidermis from superior to inferior

corneum

lucidum

granulosum

spinosum

germinativum

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what is the pneumonic to remember the layers of the skin

cows like green soft grass

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what layer of the skin contains melanin

striatum germinativum

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what are the layers of the dermis

papillary

reticular

hypodermis

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what are the suprahyoid muscles

stylohyoid

digastric

mylohyoid

geniohyoid

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what is the innervation for the stylohyoid

CN VII

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what is the innervation for the anterior belly of the digastric

CN V

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what is the innervation for the posterior belly of the digastric

CN VII

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what is the innervation for the mylohyoid

CN V

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what is the innervation for the geniohyoid

C1 spinal nerve via CN XII

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what are the infrahyoid muscles

thyrohyoid

omohyoid

sternohyoid

sternothyroid

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what is the pneumonic for the infrahyoid muscles

TOSS IN

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what is the innervation for the thyrohyoid

C1 spinal nerve via CN XII

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what is the innervation for the omohyoid

ansa cervicalis

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what is the innervation for the sternohyoid

ansa cervicalis

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what is the innervation for the sternothyroid

ansa cervicalis

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what are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue

palatoglossus

styloglossus

hyoglossus

genioglossus

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what is the innervation for palatoglossus

CN X

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what is the action of palatoglossus

elevate tongue

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what is the innervation for the styloglossus

CN XII

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what is the action for styloglossus

elevate and retract tongue

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what is the innervation for hyoglossus

CN XII

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what is the action for hyoglossus

depress and retract tongue

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what is the innervation for genioglossus

CN XII

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what is the action for genioglossus

depress and protrude tongue

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what are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue

superior and inferior longitudinal

transverse muscle

vertical muscle

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what is the innervation for the superior and inferior longitudinal muscles of the tongue

CN XII

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what is the innervation for the transverse muscle of the tongue

CN XII

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what is the innervation for the vertical muscle of the tongue

CN XII

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what does teh frenullum attach

tongue to the floor of the mouth

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what does the frenulum do

separate anterior and posterior spaces

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what are the largesst and fewest tastebuds

circumvallate

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where are the circumvallate located

anterior to the sulcus terminalis

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what are the smallest and most numerous tastebuds

filiform

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are filiforms involved with taste

no

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what are the first tastebuds on the tongue

fungiform

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where are the foliate located

sides of the tongue

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what cranial nerve is responsible for taste to the anterior 2/3 part of the tongue

7

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what cranial nerve is responsible for taste to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

9

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what cranial nerve is responsible for sensation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

5

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what cranial nerve is responsible for sensation to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

9

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what is another name for the tonsils

rings of waldeyer

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what are the tonsils

lymph nodes in the back of the mouth and top of the throat

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what is a pharyngeal adenoid

a single tonsil

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where are the adenoids located

on the roof of the nasopharynx

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what structure can be occluded if there is swelling of the adnoids

eustachian tube

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what is a tubal

bilateral tonsils

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where are the tubal tonsils located

inside mucosa of lateral walls of nasopharynx

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what are the palatine tonsils

bilateral tonsils

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where are the palatines located

either side of the oropharynx within the isthmus os the fauces

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what is a lingual

singular tonsil

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where are the lingual tonsils located

base of posterior 1/3 of tongue

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what is the action of the posterior cricoarytenoids

abducts vocal cords

opens glottis

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what is the action of the lateral cricoartenyoids

adducts vocal folds

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what is the action of the thyroarytenoids

adducts the vocal cords

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what is the action of the thyroarytenoids

relaxes vocal ligaments

creates low pitch sound

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what is the action of the cricothyroids

tenses and lengthens vocal ligaments

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what is the glottis a part of

larynx

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what does the glottis consist of

vocal cords and the opening between them

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what is the action of the glottis

voice production

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what are the unpaired laryngeal cartilages

thyroid

cricoid

epiglottis

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what spinal level is the thyroid cartilage at

C4-C5

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what does the thyroid cartilage form

laryngeal prominence

superior and inferior horns

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what spinal level is the cricoid cartilage at

C6