Anatomy practice exam 1 (normandale community college)

What is a special contact that is a protein which resists pulling?

Desmosomes

What is a special contact between cells that allows smaller cells to pass between cells?

Gap junctions

What is a special connection that prevents leaking between cells?

Tight junctions

What quadrant contains the liver, and a portion of the large intestine?

upper right quadrant

What quadrant contains a portion of the large intestine, the stomach and the spleen?

Upper left quadrant

What quadrant contains a portion of the small intestine, a portion of the large intestine, half of the urinary bladder and the appendix?

Lower right quadrant

What quadrant contains a portion of the large intestine, a portion of the small intestine and half of the urinary bladder?

lower left quadrant

an anatomical directional term that describes above?

Superior

an anatomical directional term that describes below?

Inferior

an anatomical directional term that describes in front of?

Anterior

an anatomical directional term that describes behind?

Posterior

an anatomical directional term that describes towards the midline?

Medial

an anatomical directional term that describes away from the midline?

lateral

an anatomical directional term that describes closer to attachment?

proximal

an anatomical directional term that describes further from attachment?

Distal

an anatomical directional term that describes towards the surface?

superficial

an anatomical directional term that describes away from the surface?

Deep

What is the body cavity containing the brain and the spinal cord?

Dorsal cavity

What is the body cavity containing the brain?

Cranial cavity

What is the body cavity containing the spinal cord?

Vertebral cavity

What are the functions of the cutaneous layer?

Protection, thermoregulation, excretion, production of vitamin D, and sensory reception.

What are the functions of the subcutaneous layer?

Insulation, fat storage, and loose connection to muscle

What type of skin is stratum lucidum present?

Thick skin

What is the stratum corneum made up of?

dead keratinocytes

What is the waterproofing substance made by the stratum granulosum?

Glycolipid

What are the primary cells within the stratum basale?

Stem cells

What are the spinelike structures that hold together cells within the stratum spinosum made up of?

Desmosomes

What is the cell within the stratum basale that can differentiate?

Stem cells

What are the cells that produce and secrete melanin?

Melanocytes

What are the sensory cells that are sensitive to touch?

Tactile epithelial cells

What are the mobile cells responsible for starting an immune response to invaders within the skin?

Dendritic cells

What are the functions of the dermal papilla?

Create stronger connections, increase surface area for nutrient and oxygen delivery.

What are the cells within the epidermis filled with a tough protein called keratin?

Keratinocytes

What muscle is present within the integumentary system?

arrector pili

What is the tissue present within the papillary layer?

Areolar connective tissue

What is the tissue within the reticular layer?

Dense irregular connective tissue

What nervous tissue structures are present in the integumentary system?

Nerve endings, and sensory receptors

What is the epithelial tissue within the integumentary system?

Stratified squamous epithelium, and exocrine glands

What cavity contains the pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, and the superior mediastinum?

Thoracic cavity

What is the cavity that contains the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity?

abdominopelvic cavity

What is the serous membrane that is superficial on the lung?

Parietal pleura

What is the serous membrane that is deep un the lung?

Visceral pleura

what is the serous membrane that is superficial on the heart?

Parietal pericardium

What is the serous membrane that is deep surrounding the heart?

Visceral pericardium

What is serous membrane composed of?

Areolar connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium

What is the superficial serous membrane that surrounds the stomach?

parietal peritoneum

What is the deep serous membrane that surrounds the stomach?

Visceral peritoneal

What is the type of secretion that is found in salivary glands?

Merocrine

What is the type of secretion found in most sweat glands?

Merocrine

What is the the type of secretion found in some sweat glands?

Apocrine

What is the type of secretion that is present in sebaceous glands?

Holocrine

What oily substance is secreted by sebaceous glands?

Sebum

What type of cartilage is found in your trachea?

Hyaline cartilage

What type of cartilage is found in the tip of the nose?

hyaline cartilage

What type of cartilage is present in the external ear?

elastic cartilage

What type of cartilage is present in intervertebral discs?

fibrocartilage

What type of cartilage is present in the knee joint, specifically the meniscus?

Fibrocartilage

What is the type of muscle tissue needed for voluntary movement?

Skeletal muscle

What is the muscle tissue that causes blood to be transported throughout the body?

Cardiac muscle

What is the muscle tissue that is found in walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle

What is the primary tissue found in the brain, peripheral nerves and spinal cord?

nervous tissue