Exam 2 Practice Questions Flashcards
Epithelial Cells of the kidney perform which of the following functions
Absorption
-Filtration
- Secretions
Which of the following features of epithelium is true?
- it is not intervated
- the cells are tightly bound together in a sheet
-the cells are always flat in shape
- the cells are non-regenerative
The cells are tightly bond together in a sheet
The basal lamina and recticular lamina together make what strucutre?
Basement membrane
What is the main function of Simple cuboidal epithelium?
Secretion and absorption
What shape are the nuclei of columnar epithelium
Oval
What shape are the nuclei of cuboidal epithelium
Spherical
What is the most likely location of ciliated pseudostratifed columnar epithelium
- the forehead
- the liver
- the buccal cavity
- the trachea
The trachea
Which of the following is a feature of stratified squamous epithelium
- it is somposed of single layer flat cells
- it is always cillliated
- it may be keratinized
- its main function is to allow trans cellular diffusion of molecules
It may be keratinized
Which of the following cells secrets the ground substance and fibers in cartilage ?
Chondroblast
Which of the following glands is (are) unicellular
Goblet cells
Which of the following connective tissue from the intervertebral (spinal) disc
- Dense regular tissue
- hyaline cartilage
dense irregular cartilage
- fibrocartilage
Fibrocartilage
Which of the following is subcutaneous tissue
Hypodermis
In thin skin which of the following epidermal layers is missing
Stratum Lucidium
Which of the following is not a function of the skin
Formation of Vitamin C
Which of the following is TRUE for all types of cartilage?
- Thye are vascularized
- they are innervated
- they are consist mainly of water
- all of the above
They mainly consist of water
Which type of cartilage supports the respiratory airways
hyaline cartilage
Which type of cartilage is formed highly compressible, parallel rows of thick collagen fiber?
fibrocartilage
Which of the following cells breakdown bone
osteoclast
What is the function of sharpeys fibers?
They attach the endosteum to bone
Which of the following assists in ending bone growth at the end of puberty?
Sex hormones
Which of the following types of joint accounts for most of the joints in the body?
Synovial
Which of the following statements regarding articular cartilage is true?
It can soak up fluid
Which of the following is included in the cytoplasm
Cytosol, inclusions, organelles
Mitochondria provide the cells with what
A supply of ATP
Where is the DNA found in the cell
The nucleus and mitchochondria
What is the cellular location of DNA that is inherited only from the mother
The mitochondria
What is the function of ribosomes
They are involved in protein synthesis
What is the function of golgi apparatus
packaging and sorting of proteins
What is the function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Lipid metabolism, synthesis of cholesterol, synthesis of steroid hormones
The enzymes inside perxisomes perform what function?
Degradation of free radicals
Which of the following terms refers to an immovable joint
Synarthrotic
Which of the following does not apply to fibrous tissue
- are immovable
- are jointed together by fibrous tissue
- have joint cavity
- includes suture joints
have a joint cavity
Which of the following joints is syndesmotic
- tooth-socket joint
- joints of the skull bones
hip joints
- ligament connection of the tibia and fibula
Liagment connective of the tibia and fibula
Which of the following are temporary cartilaginous joints
Epiphyseal plates
Which of the following is a feature of stratified squamous epithelium
- protection from abrasion
- secretion
- secretion and absorption
protection from abrasion
Which of the following cells secrets the ground substance and fibers in cartilage
Fibroblast
What are similarities between sundial joints
1.they have anarticular fibrous capsule + synovial membrane
2.Have an articulate cartilage covering the bone surface
3.Have reinforcing ligaments
4. Many have fibrocartilage pads within capsule
