A&P Test 1

Sweat glands are made of which shape of epithelial cell?

cuboidal

Transitional epithelium is found

only in the urinary tract

The type of gland that secretes a substance via a duct is known as

exocrine

What is not a major function of connective tissue?

sensation

What is not one of the 3 components of connective tissue?

lipid droplets

What is not a function of connective tissue?

mucus secretion

What are the 3 ingredients of all connective tissues?

cells, protein fibers, and ground substance

Which connective tissue cell type produces reticular fibers?

fibroblasts

Stem cells can be harvested from umbilical cord blood. What type of connective tissue cells are being harvested?

mesenchymal

When someone damages a ligament in their knee, what type of connective tissue have they damaged?

dense regular

Which type of connective tissue is found in the papillary layer of the dermis?

areolar

Positive homeostatic feedback mechanisms are rarer than negative feedback mechanism because

once they begin, they are difficult to control

A positive feedback mechanism ends when

a climactic event occurs

What are the four major tissue types?

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

Endocrine Glands secrete hormones into the

blood vessels (blood)

Protein fibers in connective tissue are produced by _________ cells

fibroblast

The main cell type found in cartilage is

chondrocyte

The part of the neuron that conducts an electrical impulse toward the cell body is known as

axon

What glial cell type myelinates neurons in the peripheral nervous system?