Cells and tissues WAW

Question 1

RNA

Answer 1

Carries the genetic code to the ribosomes where proteins are made.

Question 2

DNA

Answer 2

Building blocks of life inside the nucleus

Question 3

Neuron

Answer 3

cells that are responsible for receiving, processing, and transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body.

Question 4

Blast Cells

Answer 4

Germ cells that are responsible for building connective tissue

Question 5

Organelles

Answer 5

Structures that help regulate function of the cell

Question 6

Clast Cells

Answer 6

responsible for breaking Erythrocytes

Question 7

Erythrocytes

Answer 7

Red Blood cells, responsible for transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 8

Leukocytes

Answer 8

White blood cells, Defend against pathogens

Question 9

Thrombocytes

Answer 9

Platelets; clots blood

Question 10

Mitosis

Answer 10

Cell division; cell splits into two daughter cells; then dividing further into there own cells

Question 11

Plasma

Answer 11

Fluid portion of the blood

Question 12

Cells

Answer 12

Functional units of all tissue

Question 13

Striated skeletal

Answer 13

Connected by bone or other muscle by way of tendons; Volentary movement responsible for movement of the body

Question 14

Muscular tissue

Answer 14

Contractions causes movement; Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle tissues

Question 15

Epithelial Tissue

Answer 15

A protective layer on the outside and inside of the body that is responsible for absorption, excretion, secretion, and protection

Question 16

Nervous Tissue

Answer 16

made up of neurons found in the brain, spinal cord, and associated nerves; receive stimuli, generate and transmit electrical impulses throughout the body

Question 17

Smooth muscle

Answer 17

connected to hollow organs; Involentary movement controlled by autonomic nervous system/glandular activity to move subsences throughout the body

Question 18

Cardiac muscles

Answer 18

Found only in the heart; involentary and responsible for pumping blood through the heart

Question 19

Connective tissue

Answer 19

Binds structures together, provides support and protection, and serves as a framework

Question 20

serous membrane

Answer 20

Water substance produced to lubricate the close body cavities and the outermost surface of some organs in said cavities

Question 21

pleural membrane

Answer 21

thin, double-layered sheet of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest cavity

Question 22

pericardium

Answer 22

a sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart and is made up of two layers

Question 23

peritoneal

Answer 23

a smooth, transparent tissue that lines the abdominal cavity and pelvis.