Final flashcards part 1
The median plane is the same as the __________.The median plane is the same as the __________.
midsagittal plane
Which system of the body forms blood cells?
Skeletal
The knee is ______ to the hip
distal
Visceral peritoneum covers the ______.
liver
Which set of orientation and directional terms is not a pair of anatomical opposites?Which set of orientation and directional terms is not a pair of anatomical opposites?
inferior : lateral
The right upper quadrant contains all or part of the __________.
liver, stomach, and gallbladder
Someone studying anatomy by the regional approach could study __________.Someone studying anatomy by the regional approach could study __________.
all the muscles, nerves, and blood vessels of individual areas of the body
The mediastinum contains ______.
the heart, esophagus, and trachea
Which substance is found between visceral serosa and parietal serosa of all serous cavities?
serous fluid
The assembly of proteins from amino acids by ribosomes is called:
translation
Phase in which cells are growing vigorously and are metabolically active.
G1
Phase in which chromosomes align at the middle of the cell.
Metaphase
When ring of contractile actin and myosin filaments constrict to pinch the cell into two daughter cells.
Cytokinesis
When centromeres of chromosomes split; each chromatid becomes a chromosome
Anaphase
Phase in which DNA replicates
S Phase
When mitotic spindle formation occurs, and fragmentation of the nuclear envelope occurs.
Prophase
Functionally, cells that connect body parts or cover and line organs include all of the following except__________.
Fat Cells
If a cell lacked lysosomes, what vital process would not occur?
digestion of unwanted substances by enzymes such as acid hydrolase
If we disrupt the microtubules of a cell, name one process that would be disrupted
Intracellular transport would be disrupted
How might we disrupt those microtubules?
Drugs*
The control center for the cell, which is responsible for transmitting genetic information and providing instructions for protein synthesis, is:
the nucleus
Which of the following are characteristic shapes of epithelial tissues?
columnar, cuboidal, and squamous
The functions of simple squamous epithelial tissues include which of the following:
diffusion, filtration, and secretion
Which muscle tissue type primarily occurs in walls of the digestive and urinary organs, the uterus, and blood vessels?
smooth muscle
Hyaline cartilage is distinguished from other types of cartilage by what characteristic(s)?
Its collagen fibers are imperceptible
Which cell type secretes the fibers of areolar connective tissue?
Fibroblast
The primary role of transitional epithelial tissue is
Strectching
Gastric glands are of which type?
simple branched tubular
What is true of all epidermal cell layers superficial to the stratum granulosum?
They are dead.
What is the “Rule of Nines”?
a quick way to determine how much of the skin’s surface has been burned
Which type of cell is found in all layers of the epidermis?
keratinocytes