Anatomy practice exam 1 (normandale community college)

Desmosomes

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

Gap junctions

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

Tight junctions

What is a special connection that prevents leaking between cells?

upper right quadrant

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

Upper left quadrant

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

Lower right 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 left quadrant

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

Superior

an anatomical directional term that describes above?

Inferior

an anatomical directional term that describes below?

Anterior

an anatomical directional term that describes in front of?

Posterior

an anatomical directional term that describes behind?

Medial

an anatomical directional term that describes towards the midline?

lateral

an anatomical directional term that describes away from the midline?

proximal

an anatomical directional term that describes closer to attachment?

Distal

an anatomical directional term that describes further from attachment?

superficial

an anatomical directional term that describes towards the surface?

Deep

an anatomical directional term that describes away from the surface?

Dorsal cavity

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

Cranial cavity

What is the body cavity containing the brain?

Vertebral cavity

What is the body cavity containing the spinal cord?

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

What are the functions of the cutaneous layer?

Insulation, fat storage, and loose connection to muscle

What are the functions of the subcutaneous layer?

Thick skin

What type of skin is stratum lucidum present?

dead keratinocytes

What is the stratum corneum made up of?

Glycolipid

What is the waterproofing substance made by the stratum granulosum?

Stem cells

What are the primary cells within the stratum basale?

Desmosomes

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

Stem cells

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

Melanocytes

What are the cells that produce and secrete melanin?

Tactile epithelial cells

What are the sensory cells that are sensitive to touch?

Dendritic cells

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

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

What are the functions of the dermal papilla?

Keratinocytes

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

arrector pili

What muscle is present within the integumentary system?

Areolar connective tissue

What is the tissue present within the papillary layer?

Dense irregular connective tissue

What is the tissue within the reticular layer?

Nerve endings, and sensory receptors

What nervous tissue structures are present in the integumentary system?

Stratified squamous epithelium, and exocrine glands

What is the epithelial tissue within the integumentary system?

Thoracic cavity

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

abdominopelvic cavity

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

Parietal pleura

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

Visceral pleura

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

Parietal pericardium

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

Visceral pericardium

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

Areolar connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium

What is serous membrane composed of?

parietal peritoneum

What is the superficial serous membrane that surrounds the stomach?

Visceral peritoneal

What is the deep serous membrane that surrounds the stomach?

Merocrine

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

Merocrine

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

Apocrine

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

Holocrine

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

Sebum

What oily substance is secreted by sebaceous glands?

Hyaline cartilage

What type of cartilage is found in your trachea?

hyaline cartilage

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

elastic cartilage

What type of cartilage is present in the external ear?

fibrocartilage

What type of cartilage is present in intervertebral discs?

Fibrocartilage

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

Skeletal muscle

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

Cardiac muscle

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

Smooth muscle

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

nervous tissue

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