Lab Exam 1

Question 1

A many layered epithelium with cubodial basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as______

Answer 1

stratified squamous

Question 2

edema occurs when

Answer 2

areolar tissue soaks up fluid in an inflamed area

Question 3

If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, then the wall thermostat would be the___

Answer 3

control center

Question 4

The study of large body structures, visible to the naked is is called ______ anatomy

Answer 4

gross

Question 5

a good example of positive feedback mechanism would be _____

Answer 5

enhancement of labor contractions

Question 6

Is muscle tissue highly cellular and well vascularizeD?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

How is hyaline cartilage different from elastic or fibrocartilage?

Answer 7

Fibers are not normally visible

Question 8

Cell type not found in areolar connective tissue

Answer 8

chondrocytes

Question 9

General purpose of negative feedback?

Answer 9

maintain homeostasis

Question 10

fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength?

Answer 10

collagen

Question 11

connective tissue matrix is composed of ______

Answer 11

fibers and ground substance

Question 12

What is not found in the matrix of cartilage but is found in bone?

Answer 12

blood vessels

Question 13

what are subdivisions of anatomy?

Answer 13

regional, systemic and surface

Question 14

the reason intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength, which alllows them to absorb shock, is because they possess _______

Answer 14

collagen fibers

Question 15

What kind of epithelium appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane

Answer 15

pseudostratified columnar

Question 16

mesenchymal cells are most commonly found in _______ connective tissue

Answer 16

embryonic

Question 17

what is the study of the structures in a particular region?

Answer 17

cytology

Question 18

the simple columnar epithelium that form absorptive cells of the digestive tract have which characteristic?

Answer 18

dense microvili

Question 19

what system responds fastest to enviornmental stimuli?

Answer 19

nervous

Question 20

single most abundant chemical substance of the body accounting for 60-80% of body weight is

Answer 20

water

Question 21

the blast cell for blood production is

Answer 21

hemocytoblast

Question 22

what epithelia protects against abrasion

Answer 22

stratified epithelia

Question 23

what is true about homeostatic imbalance?

Answer 23

it is the cause of most diseases

Question 24

a structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific functions for the body is an ____

Answer 24

organ

Question 25

the shape of the external ear is maintained by _______

Answer 25

elastic cartilage

Question 26

homeostasis is ____

Answer 26

body maintains a relatively stable enviornment

Question 27

what tissue has lacunae, calcium salts and blood vessels?

Answer 27

osseous tissue

Question 28

single-celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining of serous membranes?

Answer 28

simple squamous

Question 29

glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are classified as____

Answer 29

endocrine

Question 30

inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in what tissue?

Answer 30

simple columnar

Question 31

the study of tissues is called ?

Answer 31

histology

Question 32

what tissue lines most of the respiratory tract?

Answer 32

pseudostratified columnar