Cells Pt.2

Question 1

What are epithelial cells

Answer 1

Cells that form tissues that line body cavities.

Question 2

What is the name given to the cells that make a sticky substance to trap foreign small particles that you have breathed in?

Answer 2

Goblet cells

Question 3

Name two specialized epithelial cells

Answer 3

Goblet and cilia cells

Question 4

What are nerve cells?

Answer 4

Long thin cells which conduct the fast transmission of information from one part of the body to another in the form of electrical pulses

Question 5

Another name for sex cells

Answer 5

Gametes

Question 6

Name a key difference between sex cells and epithelial, muscle &nerve cells that you cannot see in the diagrams

Answer 6

Their nuclei contains half the number of chromosomes. It is important in reproduction so that we do not double our chromosome number with every generation. As a result, gametes will not grow into anything unless they are fused together at fertilization

Question 7

What is the name of the female sex cell

Answer 7

Egg/ ovum

Question 8

The female sex cell fuses with the male sex cell to form a ______?

Answer 8

Zygote

Question 9

Cells of the same type that are specialized to carry out a particular function then work together groups called?

Answer 9

Tissues

Question 10

Give examples of tissues which contain more than one type of cell?

Answer 10

Epithelial tissue, nerve tissue, muscle tissue

Question 11

What tissues is the stomach composed of?

Answer 11

Epithelial, connective, muscle and nerve tissues

Question 12

_______ work together to form _______ which work together to form ________ which work together in _________that work together in an organized way to form an ___________.

Answer 12

Cells, tissues, specialized organs, organ systems, organism

Question 13

Give five examples of organ systems in humans

Answer 13

Digestive, circulatory, nervous, reproductive , respiratory system

Question 14

Name organs involved in the digestive system and its function

Answer 14

Stomach, liver, pancreas, intestines
Function- digests and absorbs food

Question 15

Name organs involved in the reproductive system and its function

Answer 15

Ovaries, uterus, testes, penis
Function: produces offspring

Question 16

Name organs involved in the respiratory system and its function

Answer 16

Nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi,lungs
Function: exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 17

Name organs involved in the nervous system and its function

Answer 17

Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: detects and responds to stimuli

Question 18

Name organs involved in the circulatory system and its function

Answer 18

Heart, blood vessels
Function: transports substances around the body