Anatomy exam 1

What is NOT a characteristic of epithelial tissues?

Cells have long dendritic cytoplasmic processes

What is NOT found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue?

Actin

How is a columnar-shaped cell best described?

A cell which is taller than it is wide

Which layer of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium consists of dead cells?

Stratum corneum

What is NOT a function of the integument?

Nutrient absorption

Which glands secrete an odoriferous secretion thought to function as a sexual attractant?

Apocrine sweat glands

Which statement concerning the integument is incorrect?

It is of uniform thickness.

Which substance is NOT responsible for skin color?

Keratin

Which tissue type covers body surfaces, lines cavities and ducts, and forms glands?

Epithelial tissue

What type of simple epithelium is found lining small tubes and ducts that have excretory, secretory, or absorptive functions?

Cuboidal

Where is transitional epithelium located?

In the urinary tract

Which tissue is characterized by large amounts of densely packed collagenous fibers running parallel to the direction of force?

Dense regular connective tissue

What type of cartilage is found in intervertebral discs?

Fibrocartilage

In compact bone, what structures connect adjacent lacunae, providing a pathway for nutrients?

Canaliculi

What are the sites of protein synthesis within the cytoplasm?

Ribosomes

Which system is responsible for the absorption of fats, drainage of tissue fluid, and immunity?

Lymphatic system

Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?

Sagittal

What is the anatomical term for the armpit area?

Axillary region

Where is the antebrachium located?

Forearm

What is defined as an aggregation of similar cells that perform a specific function?

Tissue

Which sequence goes from simple to complex?

Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism

What is NOT descriptive of the anatomical position?

Arms to the side with the palms directed backward

Which directional statement is incorrect?

The wrist is proximal to the elbow.

Identify the incorrect word pair.

Cervix and the head

The anterior cavity is composed of all the following body cavities except the...

Spinal

Pleurae are serous membranes of which structure?

Lungs

In which stratum of the epidermis are the youngest cells found?

Stratum basale

Where is the greatest amount of keratin found?

Stratum corneum

The following are functions of the skin except which one?

Protects joints

Meissner corpuscles respond to which type of stimulus?

Light touch

Which tissue is considered a type of lining for body areas?

Epithelial tissue

What type of cells comprise the air sacs in the lungs?

Simple squamous

On the ends of which cell type are microvilli found?

Simple columnar

What type of cells line the respiratory passages?

Pseudostratified columnar

The lining of which tissue allows the urinary bladder to stretch?

Transitional

What is the term for the space that a bone or cartilage cell lies in?

Lacuna

Blood is classified as which type of tissue because it has cells embedded in a matrix?

Connective tissue

Compute the total magnification if the ocular lens is 10X and the objective lens is 4X.

40X

The plane of reference that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions is called the ___________ plane.

Coronal (or Frontal)

Pericardial membranes surround which organ?

Heart

Which cells are responsible for producing collagen?

Fibroblasts

The gastrointestinal tract is primarily lined with which specific tissue?

Simple columnar epithelium

Which structures are associated with detecting deep pressure within the skin?

Pacinian corpuscles

The pigment-producing melanocytes are found in which stratum layer?

Stratum basale

What is the deepest layer affected by a second-degree burn?

Dermis

What is the anatomical term for the back of the knee?

Popliteal region (or fossa)

Where is the antebrachium?

Forearm

Which bone has the linea aspera?

Femur

Which bone contains the lateral malleolus?

Fibula

Which bone contains the medial styloid process?

Ulna

The stratum _______________ is the epidermal layer only seen on thick skin.

Stratum lucidum

A ________ plane is also known as a horizontal plane.

Transverse

Tissue that pumps blood, flushes urine out of the body, allows one to swing a bat.

Muscle tissue

Tissue whose cells may absorb, secrete, and filter.

Epithelial tissue

Tissue characterized by abundant non-living extracellular matrix.

Connective tissue

To move an object on the left side of the field to the center, in what direction would you move the slide?

To the left

The ability to discriminate two closely situated objects as separate.

Resolution (or Resolving power)

The area of the specimen seen when looking through the microscope.

Field of view

Cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes of many varieties; "suicide sac" of the cell.

Lysosome

Cell organelle scattered throughout the cell; major site of ATP synthesis.

Mitochondria

Cell structures including stored glycogen granules, crystals, pigments, and so on.

Inclusions

Membranous system consisting of flattened sacs and vesicles; packages proteins for export.

Golgi apparatus

Two rod-shaped bodies near the nucleus; direct formation of the mitotic spindle.

Centrioles

Dense, darkly staining nuclear body; packaging site for ribosomes.

Nucleolus

Contractile elements of the cytoskeleton.

Microfilaments

Structures attached to membrane systems or scattered in the cytoplasm; synthesize proteins.

Ribosomes

In the anatomical position, the face and arms are on this body surface.

Anterior (or Ventral)

In the anatomical position, the buttocks and shoulder blades are on this body surface.

Posterior (or Dorsal)

In the anatomical position, the top of the head is the most ________ part of the body.

Superior (or Cephalic)

The ears are ________ to the shoulders.

Superior

The ears are ________ to the nose.

Lateral

What does the term lateral mean?

Farther from the midline of the body

Which item would be worn on the carpal area?

Bracelet

The knee is _______ to the ankle.

Proximal

The plane of reference that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.

Coronal

Identify the incorrect word pair: cervix and head, mental and chin, axilla and armpit, otic and ear, pollex and thumb.

Cervix and the head

What is the anatomical term for the shoulder area?

Acromial region

What type of cartilage is found in intervertebral discs?

Fibrocartilage

Which glands respond to higher body temperature and release water to the skin surface?

Eccrine glands

Within the skin, a basement membrane separates which two layers?

Epidermis; dermis

The crista galli, where membranes surrounding the skull attach, is found on which bone?

Ethmoid

What is the only direct connection between the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton?

Clavicle articulates with the manubrium of the sternum

Which bone has pterygoid processes and the optic canal?

Sphenoid bone

Place in correct sequence from simplest to most complex: molecules, atoms, tissues, cells, organs.

2-1-4-3-5 (atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs)

What is the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity?

Peritoneum

The external acoustic meatus is a foramen in which skull bone?

Temporal

How is a cuboidal epithelial cell best described?

A cell which is as wide as it is tall

Which set of bones are all part of the facial bones?

Zygomatic, lacrimal, maxilla, palatine, and nasal

Which group of bones is all found mainly in the proximal row of carpal bones?

Pisiform, scaphoid, lunate