Lecture test 1 Flashcards
The best term for referring to the rear?
Caudal
The anatomic term for cheek?
Buccal
The anatomic term for the foot?
Pes
The term hallux refers to what?
Big Toe
The anatomic term for hip region?
Coxal
Pollex refers to what?
Thumb
A digit may refer to what?
Finger or a Toe
Which serous membrane covers the external surface of an organ?
Visceral Layer
The limbs of the body are attached to the axis and make up which region?
appendicular region
The pericardium is a two-layer serous membrane what does it do?
encloses the heart
What is another term for the iliac regions?
Inguinal regions
Urinary bladder is found in which abdominopelvic region?
hypogastric
The unit of measurement often used to measure cell size?
Micrometer
The human body cells have many functions including?
A. Making connections
B. providing defense
C. lining surfaces
D. producing new cells
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
The ________ is the cells control center
Nucleus
Which of these is considered a gatekeeper that regulates the passage of materials in or out of the cell?
A. Cillia
B. lysosomes
C. plasma membrane
C. Plasma Membrane
The movement of glucose across the plasma membrane is achieved by what?
facilitated diffusion
What is another name for intracellular fluid?
Cytosol
The function of the nucleolus is to make?
Ribosomes
The last part of interphase is called what?
G2
Second Gap Phase
what is metastasis?
movement or spread of malignant cells
The process of programmed cell death is called what?
Apoptosis
The embryonic period occurs when?
3rd - 8th week of development
When is the fetal period?
The last 30 weeks of development
what does differentiation refer to?
formation and organization of diverse cell types in the body
What are human sex cells called?
Gametes
In human cells a cell is a diploid when?
when it has 24 chromosomes (or is complete)
The number of chromosomes in a secondary oocyte is the same number of as the number in a mature sperm
True or False
True
Spermiogenesis is the transfer of a spermatid into a functional sperm
True or false
True
What is the single cell resulting from fertilization?
Zygote
What does the neural crest cells give rise to?
A. Melanocytes
B. Adrenal Medulla
C. Spinal Ganglia
D. Skeletal and Muscular components in the head
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
what is formation of the neural tube?
Begins in the middle and proceeds toward the head and the tail
When is the fetal period?
From the beginning of the 9th week to birth
What does Trisomy refer to?
Refers to there being 3 copies of a given chromosome instead of 2
Groups of similar cells and extracellular products that carry out a common function are called what?
Tissues
What is the study of tissues called?
Histology
Which is avascular?
A. Epithelial tissue
B. Muscle tissue
C. nervous tissue
D. All of the above
Epithelial Tissue
What does avascular mean?
It lacks blood vessels
A ______ Epithelium consists of a single layer of platen cells attached directly to the basement membrane
Simple Squamous
The majority of connective tissue contain what?
They contain a large quantity of extracellular matrix and few scattered cells
Connective tissue is formed by which embryonic germ layer?
Mesoderm
Which feature is found in both cartilage and bone?
lacuna
What does plasma consist of?
It has dissolved protein fibers and watery ground substance
Which type of muscle contains inner collated disc?
cardiac muscle
which direction do axons transmit signals?
away from the cell body
Which age what happens to connective tissue?
lose their pliably and resiliency
Two types of cells that make up the nervous system are what?
Neurons and Glial cells
What’s the most abundant protein in the body?
Collagen
When talking about a muscle fiber it really means what?
muscle cell
What is smooth muscle also known as?
Visceral (around hollow organs)
Which function of the integument requires UV light?
Synthesis of Vitamin D3
What kind of epithelium is the Epidermis?
Keratinized stratified squamous
What all occurs in the stratum granulosum
the granular layer of the epidermis containing cells that are in the process of completing keratinization
Function of melanin in the skin?
To protect against UV light
Which skin markings usually disappear during childhood?
Capillary hemangiomas
Is melanin found in the in dermis?
NO
Which of these is NOT part of the nail plate?
A. nail groove
B. lunula
C. Eponychium
D. Epinicion
D. Epinicion
Which hairs form a beard?
Terminal
Structure responsible for pulling on a hair follicle causing goose bumps.
arrector pili muscle
