Anatamy exam2

What type of tissue is adipose tissue?

Connective tissue

A mutation occurs that prevents the formation of intercalated disks. Which of the following muscular structures will be directly affected?

The heart

T or F Cardiac muscle can function without nervous stimulation but skeletal muscle cannot

T

It may include integrins.

In many body parts, it includes various glycoproteins.

In epithelium, it consists of a basement membrane and interstitial matrix.

extracellular matrix components

Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called__________.

central canals

What are the four basic types of body tissues?

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

When a signal travels from a motor neuron to a skeletal muscle, what path does the nerve signal travel?

From the dendrites of the motor neuron down the axon, and then from the axon to the muscle.

Which muscle tissues are under involuntary control?

Smooth muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue

What are the functions of neuroglia?

They support and bind nervous tissue and provide nutrients and growth factors to neurons by connecting them to blood vessels.

What characteristics would be found in the tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passages?

Mucus-secreting, ciliated, and pseudostratified

How do merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine secretions differ?

In the amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product.

"Cutaneous membrane" refers to__________.

skin

Which of the following are found within areolar tissue?

Collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and gel-like ground substance.

Which of the following organs contains smooth muscle in the wall?

Stomach

T or F Serous and mucous membranes consist of epithelial and connective tissues.

T

The membranes of the blood-brain barrier need to be fused, preventing any substances from entering and/or escaping between cells. What type of intercellular junction is best suited for this need?

Tight junction

T or F A synovial membrane is composed entirely of connective tissue.

T

the involuntary contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the digestive tract that assist in moving food and waste through

Peristalsis

What type of cell produces connective tissue fibers?

Fibroblast

The skin is composed of an outer layer of epithelial tissue, the epidermis, and an inner layer of connective tissue, the dermis. Between the deepest layer of the epidermis and the top layer of the dermis lies an anchor membrane. What is the membrane called?

Basement membrane