ap exam 2 unit 4

Which one of the following contains a few specialized stem cells called satellite cells which are capable of limited repair?

skeletal muscle

The bottom layer of the epidermis has living cells that die and accumulate keratin as they move away from dermis. (T/F)

True

The sheetlike tissue that lines the free surfaces of the body, both the exterior surfaces and interior surfaces is called ___________ tissue.

epithelial

What type of connective tissue contains cells called osteocytes, has a hard matrix and contains collagen fibers?

bone

Which one of the following types of connective tissue secretes antiangiogenesis factor and as a result is avascular?

cartilage

In a __________ feedback mechanism for homeostatic control, the end result of a stimulus is to increase response to further intensify output as during during childbirth when the pressure of the fetus on the uterine wall causes increasing contraction until the fetus is born.

positive

Neurons in the nervous system carry electrical impulses from one part of the body to another. (T/F)

True

In the control of homeostasis, the _________ is usually a nerve ending which can detect a particular environmental change such temperature, touch or sound.

receptor

Which of the following is the one type of membrane that does not exhibit epithelial cells?

synovial membrane

__________ contains many parallel collagen fibers which resist being stretched and form tendons and ligaments.

dense regular connective tissue

Which one of the following best describes the structure of pancreatic acinar glands, and sublingual and submandibular salivary glands?

compound tubuloacinar glands

in a __________ feedback mechanism for homeostatic control, the end result of the initial stimulus is an effector response which inhibits the further action of the receptor.

Negative

Which one of the following types of epithelium lines the heart, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels?

simple squamous epithelium

Glands that have no ducts and secrete hormones directly into the blood stream are called _______.

endocrine glands

Which one of the following is a gland that secretes its products in a holocrine manner?

sebaceous gland

The dermis of the skin is composed of _________.

dense irregular connective tissue

Choose the type of fiber that forms fine frameworks and is present in the stromal tissue of the spleen.

reticular fibers

The epidermis has no blood vessels. (T/F)

True

What type of connective tissue contains elastin, a protein which makes the tissue flexible and forms the support for our external ear?

elastic cartilage

Which muscle type below is non-striated?

smooth muscle

________ junctions (also called desmosomes) are spotlike welds holding cells together.

adhering

Sometimes referred to as respiratory epithelium, which one of the following best describes the epithelium that lines the majority of the upper respiratory airways?

ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

What type of connective tissue is packed with collagen fibers and forms the intervertebral disks?

fibrocartilage

In the control of homeostasis, the __________ is the final target which receive the signal from the integrator and causes an effect to occur such as muscle shivering in response to cold or increased sweating in response to body heating.

effector

What type of connective tissue is unusual because it has a matrix that is fluid?

blood

All cells in body are bathed by extracellular fluid. (T/F)

True

________ muscle tissue is composed of long cells, multinucleated, usually attached to bone usually and are under our conscious control.

skeletal

________ junctions are protein tunnels connecting cytoplasms of two different cells.

gap

_________ muscle tissue is composed of cells having a single nucleus and are not under our conscious control.

smooth

The skin is composed of what type of epithelium?

stratified squamous

A group of cells interacting in a common function is called what?

tissue

Serous membranes line the cavities of the digestive, respiratory and reproductive systems. (T/F)

False

Which one of the following stains is commonly used to differentiate between nucleic acids within the nucleus and basic cytoplasmic proteins?

hemotoxylin and eosin

Which one of the following types of muscle contains individual cells several centimeters long?

Skeletal muscle

The lining of blood and lymph vessels, air sacs of lungs and the peritoneum is what type of epithelium?

simple squamous

In the control of homeostasis, the environmental change which is detected by the body is called what?

stimulus

Which one of the following types of connective tissue makes up the dermis of the skin, fibrous pericardium, heart valves, perichondrium and periosteum?

dense irregular connective tissue

The lining of the gut, parts of uterus, and small bronchi is what type of epithelium?

simple columnar

What type of connective tiissue has cells which appear as signet rings with the inner space filled with fat and the nucleus appearing as the stone in the signet ring.

adipose

The lining of the secretory parts of ducts, retina, kidney tubules, ovaries, testes and bronchioles is what type of epithelium?

simple cuboidal

The action of which one of the following types of muscle causes the movement of partially digested matter along the intestines?

smooth muscle

When an epithelium consists of many layers of cells with only the bottom layer of cells attached to basement membrane, it is said to be __________.

stratified

muscle is found in the heart and these cells are branched with a single nucleus per cell.

cardiac

What is the type of connective tissue which covers the ends of our bones and also forms the supporting elements for the trachea?

hyaline cartilage

Choose the type of fiber that forms strong and flexible bundles and present in fibrocartilage?

collagen fibers

There are ___________ basic tissue types.

four

On average, males have more RBCs than do females. (T/F)

True

Which one of the following best estimates the maximum magnification of an electron microscope?

2,000,000

Epithelium is most lilely to be found in which one of the following locations?

lining the gastrointestinal tract

Choose the type of fiber that is strong and stretchable and present in the walls of the lungs.

elastic fibers

When an epithelium consists of cells that appear layered but they are all connected to the basement membrane, it is said to be ______________.

pseudostratified

Which one of the following types of epithelium has the greatest ability to stretch without tearing?

transitional epithelium

Glands that secrete fluids outside the body via ducts are called

exocrine glands

Which one of the following best describes a type of epithelium that is multi-layered and hardened with a fibrous protein?

keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

When an epithelium consists of a single layer, it is said to be _____________.

simple

Choose below the correct order of steps in making a microscope slide from a tissue slice.

orientation, fixation, embedding, sectioning, staining

A blister forms from continuous rubbing that pulls the dermis from the hypodermis with fluid collection in the torn region. (T/F)

False

Blood is classified as which one of the following types of tissue?

connective tissue

In the control of homeostasis, the __________ is the portion of the brain such as the hypothalamus that determines where to route the signal from the receptor.


integrator