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At home exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Sudiferous glans are categorized into two distinct types?

A

Apocrine and Eppicrine

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2
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Prevention of osteoporosis includes adequate intake of what?

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Calcium and Vitamin D

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3
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Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without

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Intercalated discs

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4
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A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?

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Corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale

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5
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The skin cancer most likely to metastasize is cancer of the melanocyte

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True

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6
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Which of the following cells and their functions are correctly matched?

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Dendritic (Langerhans) cells = activate the immune system

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7
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Fibrocartilage provides support (re-enforcement) and shock absorption

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True

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8
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Ossification of the ends of long bones

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Is produced by secondary ossification

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9
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Group of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function form a ________

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Tissue

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10
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For intramembranous ossification to take place, which of the following is necessary?

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Ossification centers form in the fibrous connective tissue membrane

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11
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Dendritic cells is a specialized

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Phagocytic cell

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12
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The single most important risk factor for skin cancer is

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UV overexposure and UV radiation

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13
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Blood is a type of connective tissue

A

True

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14
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What type of exocrine gland has small portions of its epithelial cells as its secretion?

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Apocrine secretion

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15
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What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

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Hyaline Cartilage

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16
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Which type of skin cancer appears as a scaly reddened papule and tends to grow rapidly and metastasize

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Squamous cell carcinoma

17
Q

May indicate embarrassment, fever, hypertension, inflammation, or allergy

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Erythema

18
Q

A bluish color in light-skinned individuals

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Cyanosis

19
Q

Usually indicated liver disorder

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Jaundice

20
Q

The cell responsible for secreting the matric of the bone is

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Osteoblast

21
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Bones are covered and lined by a protective tissue called periosteum. The inner layer consists primarily of osteogenic cells

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Osteogenic cells

22
Q

What tissue has lacunae, osteocytes, and blood vessels

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Bone (Osseous tissue)

23
Q

The primary blast cell for connective tissue proper is

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Fibroblast

24
Q

Elastic cartilage is found in the walls of the large arteries that leave the heart

A

True

25
Q

The inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus may indicate a disorder in which epithelium?

A

Simple Columnar

26
Q

The reason intercalated discs exert great tensile strength is that they possess

A

collagen fibers

27
Q

What is the structural unit of compact bone?

A

The osteon

28
Q

The lining of the marrow cavity

A

Endosteum

29
Q

Cells that can dissolve the bony matrix

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Osteoclasts

30
Q

Small channels that radiate through the matrix of the bone

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Canaliculi

31
Q

Layers of bone matrix

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Lamellae

32
Q

Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue

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Its primary function is nutrient storage

33
Q

What tissue in the wall of the uterus is required for labor contractions?

A

Smooth muscle

34
Q

The shape of the external ear is maintained by

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Elastic cartilage

35
Q

What is the single most important stimulus for epiphysial plate activity during childhood?

A

Growth hormone

36
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The membranous layer that covers the surface of an organ in a body cavity is called the visceral layer and the layer that lines the wall of the body cavity is the parietal layer?

A

True

37
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A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelial coating mucus-secreting goblet cells ____

A

Lines most of the respiratory tract

38
Q

What structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length until early childhood?

A

Epithysial plate

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