ATI PRACTICE C

Question 1

Hormone produced by adrenal gland that works with renin (secreted by kidneys) to control blood pressure

Answer 1

Aldosterone

Question 2

junction between the metaphysis and epiphysis made of hyaline cartilage; growth plate

Answer 2

Epiphyseal plate

Question 3

Network of membranous tubules inside skeletal muscle fibers that surround each myofibril and contain high-calcium fluid

Answer 3

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Question 4

Consists of the maxilla (upper) and mandible (lower)

Answer 4

Jaw

Question 5

The exhalation of of water vapor through the stomata of a plant

Answer 5

Transpiration

Question 6

Main cell type in the epidermis that protect and waterproof the body; maintain strong cell-to-cell connections

Answer 6

Keratinocytes

Question 7

Autoimmune disease that results from increase in T cells and improper activation of B cells that leads to the immune system attacking healthy organ tissues, e.g. kidney, lung, brain, GI, etc

Answer 7

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Question 8

body fat tissue deposited as subcutaneous or visceral fat.

Answer 8

Adipose Tissue

Question 9

Controls thyroid function and production of thyroid hormones

Answer 9

Iodine

Question 10

complex of 3 proteins connected to tropomyosin within actin filaments

Answer 10

Troponin

Question 11

Stimulus > Variable > Receptor > Reference > Effector

Answer 11

Feedback Loop Pathway

Question 12

connected by blood portal

Answer 12

Hypothalamus and Posterior Pituitary

Question 13

body’s raw material that can divide into different specialized cells (differentiate); only cell with this ability

Answer 13

Stem Cells

Question 14

Tissue that the placenta is made of

Answer 14

Chorionic fetal tissue

Question 15

functional unit of exocrine pancreas; synthesize, store and secrete digestive enzymes

Answer 15

Pancreatic Acinar Cells