ch 4: membranes, nervous + muscle tissue

Question 1

tissue membrane

Answer 1

flat sheet of tissue that covers or lines the body

Question 2

mucous membrane

Answer 2

• lines body cavities and passageways that open to exterior
• secretes mucus

Question 3

mucous membrane location and function

Answer 3

• found in digestive, urinary, respiratory tracts- function: lubrication, prevent drying

Question 4

serous membrane

Answer 4

lines internal cavities of the trunk/body cavities not open to exterior
- secretes lubricating fluid

Question 5

cutaneous membrane

Answer 5

skin that covers the body

Question 6

synovial membrane

Answer 6

-lines synovial joint cavities, associate with joints

Question 7

muscle tissue

Answer 7

tissue thats specialized for contraction and movement

Question 8

3 types of muscle tissue

Answer 8

skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

Question 9

skeletal muscle

Answer 9

makes up the large muscles responsible for body movement
- joint movement, maintain posture, generate heat

Question 10

skeletal muscle characteristic

Answer 10

• multi-nucleated
• striated
• voluntary

Question 11

cardiac muscle

Answer 11

found only in heart
- circulates blood and maintains blood pressure

Question 12

cardiac muscle characteristics

Answer 12

-striated
- involuntary
- uninucleated

Question 13

smooth muscle

Answer 13

found in the walls of blood vessels and around hallow organs

Question 14

smooth muscle characteristics

Answer 14

-non striated
- involuntary
-uninucleated

Question 15

nervous tissue

Answer 15

process, receives, and responds to stimuli via electrical signals

Question 16

neurons

Answer 16

cells that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body

Question 17

dendrites

Answer 17

receives incoming signals

Question 18

axons

Answer 18

carries outgoing electrical signals to other cells

Question 19

neuroglia (glial) cells

Answer 19

supports and protects neurons