Ch. 27 - The Human Body

Question 1

epithelial tissue

Answer 1

• type of tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces

Question 2

connective tissue

Answer 2

• type of tissue that provides support for the body and connects its parts

Question 3

nervous tissue

Answer 3

• type of tissue that transmits nerve impulses throughout the body

Question 4

muscle tissue

Answer 4

• type of tissue that makes movements of the body possible

Question 5

homeostasis

Answer 5

• relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain

Question 6

feedback inhibition

Answer 6

• process in which a stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus; also called negative feedback

Question 7

infectious disease

Answer 7

• disease caused by microorganisms that disrupt normal body functions

Question 8

pathogen

Answer 8

• disease-causing agent

Question 9

inflammatory response

Answer 9

• nonspecific defense reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection

Question 10

antigen

Answer 10

• any substance that triggers an immune response

Question 11

humoral immunity

Answer 11

• immunity against antigens in body fluids, such as blood and lymph

Question 12

cell-mediated immunity

Answer 12

• immune response that defends the body against viruses, fungo, and abnormal cancer cells inside living cells