CH 4 Cells, Tissues, and Organs

Question 1

A leukoblast is a(n)

Answer 1

Immature white blood cell

Question 2

The root myx/o means

Answer 2

Mucus

Question 3

A lipase is

Answer 3

An enzyme that digests fats

Question 4

Interstitial fluid is found

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Between cells

Question 5

A papilla resembles a

Answer 5

Nipple

Question 6

A hydrophilic substance

Answer 6

Attracts water

Question 7

The purpose of epithelial tissue

Answer 7

Cover and protect

Question 8

A simple, thin, sheet of tissue that covers or lines a structure is a(n)

Answer 8

Membrane

Question 9

Glucose, fructose, and lactose are Ll

Answer 9

Sugars

Question 10

The suffix -ase indicates a(n)

Answer 10

Enzyme

Question 11

Another name for growth hormone os

Answer 11

Somatotropin

Question 12

An amyloid substance resembles

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Starch

Question 13

A chromophillic substance

Answer 13

Attracts color

Question 14

Enzymes are

Answer 14

Catalyst

Question 15

The term visceral pertains to the

Answer 15

Internal organs

Question 16

The root word genetic means

Answer 16

Orgin

Question 17

In adiposuria, the urine contains

Answer 17

Fat

Question 18

A cytogenesis

Answer 18

Formation of cells

Question 19

Steatorrhea

Answer 19

Fats

Question 20

The control center of a cell is the

Answer 20

Nucleus

Question 21

A histologist

Answer 21

Tissues

Question 22

Morphology is the study of

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Form

Question 23

A fibrous protein found in connective tissue is

Answer 23

Collagen

Question 24

The word dysplasia means

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Abnormal development

Question 25

A reticulocyte contains a

Answer 25

Network

Question 26

A cell that ingests waste and foreign matter is a

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Phagocyte

Question 27

The sum of all of the physical and chemical activities that occur in a cell make up

Answer 27

Metabolism

Question 28

Chromosomes are made of

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DNA

Question 29

A fibroadenoma is a fibrous tumor of a

Answer 29

Gland

Question 30

Sugar and starches are

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Carbohydrates

Question 31

The process of cell division is

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Mitosis

Question 32

Amino acids are the building blocks of

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Proteins

Question 33

A stem cell is

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An immature cell

Question 34

Catabolism is the

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Break down phase of metabolism

Question 35

Cell

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The basic structural and functional unit of the living organism

Question 36

Chromosome

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A thread-like body in a cells nucleus that contains genetic information

Question 37

Cytology

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Study of cells

Question 38

DNA

Answer 38

The genetic compound of the cell, makes up the genes

Question 39

Enzyme

Answer 39

An organic substance that speeds the rate of a metabolic reaction

Question 40

Gene

Answer 40

A hereditary unit composed

Question 40

Gene

Answer 40

A hereditary unit composed