Chapter 5 Tissue

Question 1

mesentery

Answer 1

visceral layers of serosa merge to form supportive ligaments

Question 2

omentum

Answer 2

mesentery that connects the stomach to the abdominal wall

Question 3

broad ligament

Answer 3

mesentery that attaches the uterus

Question 4

cutaneous membrane

Answer 4

aka integument

skin

Question 5

keratin

Answer 5

wavy substance that fills the cells of the epidermal layer

waterproof and prevents of desiccation

Question 6

dermis

Answer 6

underlying layer of dense irregular connective tissue that is attached epidermis

Question 7

synovial membrane

Answer 7

line the cavity of joints
no epithelium, all connective tissue
contains loose connective tissue and adipose tissue
manufactures the synovial fluid that fills the joint spaces to reduce friction

Question 8

skeletal muscle

Answer 8

aka voluntary muscle
contains large cells with hundreds of nuclei and mitochondria
striped (straited) with alternating light and dark stripes

Question 9

smooth muscle

Answer 9

nonstriated, involuntary muscle
ex blood vessel, intestines, uterus
small cells

Question 10

cardiac muscle

Answer 10

exists only in the heart

Question 11

perikaryon

Answer 11

cell body of neurons

Question 12

dentrites

Answer 12

short cytoplasmic extension of the neuron

Question 13

axon

Answer 13

long single extension of the neuron

Question 14

neuroglial cells

Answer 14

cells that support and protect neurons