Module 2 Exam Flashcards
Which of the following membranes line the abdominal cavity?
A. Parietal Pericardium
B. Parietal Pleura
C. Meninges
D. Parietal Peritoneum
D. Parietal Peritoneum
Which of the following is the lining of the joints?
A. Pleura
B. Pericardium
C. Synovial membrane
D. Meninges
C. Synovial membrane
Which of the following is the serous membrane covering closer to the lung?
A. Visceral Pericardium
B. Visceral Pleura
C. Parietal Pericardium
D. Parietal Pleura
B. Visceral Pleura
Which of the following is not a chemical barrier of the skin?
A. Dermicidin
B. Defensins
C. Cathelicidin
D. Melatonin
D. Melatonin
Which of the following structures in the skin is not responsible for the sensation of touch?
A. Meissner’s corpuscles
B. Merkel disks
C. Krause end bulbs
D. Papillary plexus
D. Papillary plexus
What is the correct order for the layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep?
A. Stratum - Basale, Spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
B. Startum - Spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corenum, Basale
C. Stratum - granulosum, lucidum, corenum, Basale, Spinosum
D. Stratum - corenum, lucidum, granuluosum, spinosum, basale
D. Stratum - corenum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
Which of the following layers of the epidermis is 20 - 30 cell layers thick and the keratin in these cells protects the skin from abrasion and penetration and waterproofs it?
A. Stratum Basale
B. Stratum Spinosum
C. Stratum Corenum
D. Stratum Granulosum
C. Stratum Corenum
Which of the following is found in the upper dermal region, has peg-like projections called dermal papillae that indent the overlying epidermis?
A. Reticular layer
B. Papillary layer
C. Hypodermis
D. Epidermis
B. Papillary layer
Which of the following glands are most numerous in the axillary and anogenital regions?
A. Sabeceous glands
B. Ceruminous glands
C. Eccrine glands
D. Apocrine glands
D. Apocrine glands
Which of the following is found in the dermis of the skin, responsible for “Goose bumps”?
A. Hair follicle
B. Meissner Corpuscles
C. Arrector Pili muscle
D. Sebaceous gland
C. Arrector pili muscle
While calculating the extent of burns using Rule of Nines, how many percentage is given for the area surrounding the genitals
A. 9%
B. 18%
C. 1%
D. 4.5%
C. 1%
Which of the following is an aggressive cancer of the skin that usually begins from a preexisting pigmented mole?
A. Adenocarcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. malignant melanoma
D. malignant sarcoma
C. Malignant Melanoma
How many amino acids are needed to make a protein molecule?
A. 25 and more
B. 50 and more
C. less than 50
D. 75 and more
B. 50 and more
What are not the nitrogenous bases found in the complementary pairs of DNA?
A. Adenine bonds Thymine
B. Guanine bonds Cytosine
C. Adenine bonds Uracil
C. Adenine bonds with Uracil
Which of the following epithelia, has cells that are tall and arranged in a single layer?
A. Simple squamous epithelium
B. Simple Cuboidal epithelium
C. Simple Columnar epithelium
D. Stratified Columnar epithelium
C. Simple Columnar epithelium
Which of the following epithelia, has a free edge made up of many layers of flat cells, deepest layer are mostly cuboidal in shape?
A. Stratified squamous epithelium
B. Stratified Cuboidal epithelium
C. Stratified Columnar epithelium
A. Stratified squamous epithelium
Which epithelium has some of its cells shorter than the other and so their nuclei appear at different heights, giving a false impression of stratification?
A. Stratified squamous epithelium
B. Stratified Cuboidal epithelium
C. Pseudostratified Columnar epithelium
C. Pseudostratified Columnar epithelium
Which epithelium has cells with the ability to slide past one another, and change their shape in order to allow stretching?
A. Simple cuboidal epithelium
B. Transitional epithelium
C. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
B. Transitional epithelium
Which are ductless glands that secrete chemical substances called hormones?
A. Exocrine glands
B. Endocrine glands
C. Eccrine glands
D. Apocrine glands
B. Endocrine glands
What is Transcription?
A. from the language of nucleic acids to the language of proteins
B. Transfer information from DNA’s base sequence to the complementary base sequence of the mRNA
C. Transfer of information from mRNA’s base sequence to the complementary base sequence of the DNA
B. Transfer information from DNA’s base sequence to the complementary base sequence of the mRNA