Module 2 Lecture Exam Questions Flashcards
Adipose tissues store
fat
Endocrine glands produce
hormones
“stratified squamous epithelium” describes
Multiple layers of flat epithelial cells at the apical surface and more cuboidal/columnar cells towards the basal surface
endocrine glands secrete through ducts
false (interstitial fluid)
Which type of glands secrete their products by shedding whole cells?
holocrine
The three types of cartilage are: hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and collogenic cartilage.
false (hyaline, fibro, and elastic)
The supportive cells in the nervous system are collectively known as:
neuroglia
What are specialized cells that function to secrete products either onto a body surface, or into the blood either directly or via a duct?
glands
Arrange the following steps in the preparation of a photomicrograph in the correct order.
1. Staining, 2. Sectioning, 3. Embedding, 4. Fixation, 5. Orientation
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Which of the following is the one type of membrane that does not exhibit epithelial cells?
synovial membrane
A specialized tissue with both contractile and conducting properties:
muscle tissue
Which of the following is NOT true about the exocrine glands.
Consist of a glandular portion and a duct portion
Secrete their non-hormone products via ducts
Secrete substances directly into the bloodstream
Examples are sweat glands, digestive glands
they secrete substances directly into the bloodstream
Mammary glands, which secrete milk, are:
apocrine
What is the mast cells secrete inn response to inflammation and allergic response?
histamine
In a serous membrane, what is the name of the membrane portion that touches and surrounds the organ?
visceral membrane (parietal lines inside cavities)
What do you call the most common response to the damage of nervous tissue?
gliosis
When you look in the mirror, you are looking at Epithelial tissue?
true
Which of the following is NOT one of the connective tissue?
Bone
Cartilage
Blood
Brain
brain
The majority of heat lost is from the body through which one of the following organs?
skin
Which one of the following is the MOST significant determinant of skin color?
Amount of melanin produced
Location of the melanocytes
Geographic origin
Number of melanocytes
amount of melanin produced
Which one of the following best describes an injury requiring deep wound healing?
An injury reaching the stratum corneum
An injury reaching into the dermis
An injury reaching the stratum basale
An injury to the epidermis
an injury reaching into the dermis
The dermis:
Has two layers
Is where melanocytes are found
Is an avascular connective tissue layer
Lacks sensory corpuscles and glands
has two layers
Which Vitamin is manufactured in the skin?
vitamin D
The skin cells that produce melanin are:
melanocytes
Sebum is produced by:
sebaceous glands
The thickened outermost layer of the epidermis is the:
stratum corneum
What is the chief purpose of melanin in the skin?
protect the nucleus of the skin cell from UV radiation
The active form of vitamin D is associated with the regulation of which one of the following ions?
calcium
Arrange these layers of the epidermis in the correct order, from superficial to deep.
Stratum basale
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum spinosum
- stratum corneum
- stratum lucidum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- stratum basale
Carotene is a precursor to ……….. and produces a yellow to orange color.
vitamin A
Which cells are part of the immune system and can recognize foreign microbes?
Langerhans cells
What layer is present in thick skin but not in thin skin?
stratum lucidum
These are sweat glands that are divided into two basic types on the basis of function and location: eccrine and apocrine.
sudoriferous glands
Which one of the following is NOT true about eccrine glands?
Can release sweat due to emotional stress
Activated by the sympathetic nervous system in response to hyperthermia
High concentrations found on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
Mainly located in the armpits and anogenital areas
mainly located in the armpits and anogential areas
Which of the following best describes “Conduction”?
transfer of heat between two objects in contact
Which of the following is the active form of Vitamin D?
calcitriol
The …………. gland is a modified sweat gland that secretes cerumen (waxy oil).
ceruminous
