LE 2 Flashcards
Which among the following is NOT a classification of animal tissue?
Areolar
RBC: Vascular as to
Cuboidal: Epithelial
Identify the connective tissue being described. Attaches bones to bones and muscles to bones.
Dense fibrous connective tissue
Adipose: fat storage as to
fibrous: attachment of muscles to skin
Neurilemma: nervous as to
sarcoplasm: cardiac
An involuntary muscle that has only one nucleus and cannot be controlled by the will
Smooth
Which epithelium covers the dry surface of the skin and inner lining of pancreatic ducts?
Compound epithelium
A process by which homeostasis can adjust to changes in external environment
Acclimatization
________________________ junctions stops the flow of substances between the cells.
Tight junction
What is the shape of the liver cell?
polygonal
Connective tissue that insulates against heat loss; provide reserve fuel
Adipose connective tissue
A type of epithelial tissues that can be found on the linings of the trachea and vagina
Squamous
On what bases are epithelial tissues classified?
Shape and arrangement are used to classify epithelial tissues.
In response to the stimuli from the sympathetic nervous system, the arrector pili
Are responsible for goose bumps
The waterproofing protein that fills the cells in the upper layers of the epidermis.
Keratin
The type of cell that produces melanin, which protects us against UV rays
Melanocytes
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epidermal cells?
They do not wear off
Melanin reside in the
Epidermis
The papillary layer of the dermis is most closely associated with which layer of the epidermis
Stratum basale
Haversian system can be found in ____________
Bone
Layers of flattened keratinocytes producing keratin. Examples are hair and nails.
Stratum granulosum
During relaxation of skeletal muscle fibers, a/an _____ system pumps calcium back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum for storage
Active transport ?
The ability of muscles to be stretched and return to their original shape is called
Elasticity
Connective tissue covering that closely surrounds skeletal muscle and binds fascicle together
Epimysium