Old Exams and Quizzes

Question 1

The layer of connective tissue located immediately beneath the epithelium which lines the lumen of the ureter is termed the:

Answer 1

lamina propria

Question 2

A gland is described as a “mucosal gland” if:

Answer 2

it is contained in the tunica mucosa

Question 3

List the two components of a uriniferous tubule.

Answer 3

Nephron and collecting duct

Question 4

List two domestic mammals described as having multilobar (multipyramidal) kidneys:

Answer 4

Ox and the pig

Question 5

The cells found in the tunica media of the afferent arteriole (to the renal corpuscle) respond to decreased blood pressure by producing and releasing the enzyme:

Answer 5

Renin

Question 6

Pulmonary alveolar cell that has simple squamous epithelium is called:

Answer 6

Type I alveolar cell

Question 7

Pulmonary alveolar cell that is the source of surfactant is is simple cuboidal is called:

Answer 7

Type II alveolar cell

Question 8

What contains the membranous labyrinth in regards to the ear?

Answer 8

The inner ear

Question 9

What communicates with the auditory (eustachian) tube in regards to the ear?

Answer 9

Middle ear

Question 10

What is the conducting airway that lacks glands?

Answer 10

Bronchiole

Question 11

The smallest airway that contains cartilage

Answer 11

Bronchus

Question 12

Conducting airway found only in the lung

Answer 12

bronchiole

Question 13

How many “basic tissues” are there and list them.

Answer 13

Four basic tissue: epithelial, connective tissue, muscle, and nervous tissue

Question 14

A surface epithelium in which cells contact the basement membrane but not all of them reach the free surface is termed:

Answer 14

psuedostratified epithelium

Question 15

any surface epithelium which consists of two or more layers of cells is referred to as:

Answer 15

stratified epithelium

Question 16

The neuroglial cell that produces the myelin sheath in the central nervous system is the:

Answer 16

oligodendrocyte

Question 17

The neuroglial cell that lines the central canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain is the:

Answer 17

ependymal cell

Question 18

The bone cell that is multinucleated is the:

Answer 18

osteoclast

Question 19

The bone cell that is most active in the synthesis of the organic matrix of the bone is the:

Answer 19

osteoblast

Question 20

The bone cell that is most responsible for bone resporption is the:

Answer 20

osteoclast

Question 21

True or False. The terms keratinized and cornified are synonymous.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True of False. Endothelium is the general term denoting the surface epithelium that lines the lumen of any tubular organ.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

True or False. Elastic arteries have circularly oriented smooth muscle in the tunica adventitia.

Answer 23

False (only in the tunica media)

Question 24

True or False. Muscular arteries typically contain a definitive internal elastic lamina.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

The layer of the glomerular capsule that covers the glomerulus is the:

Answer 25

Visceral layer

Question 26

The cells that compromise the visceral layer are referred to as:

Answer 26

Podocytes

Question 27

The longest segment of the nephron is:

Answer 27

the proximal convoluted tubule

Question 28

what segment of the nephron connects with an arched collecting tubule?

Answer 28

distal convoluted tubule

Question 29

What segment of the nephron in the cortex displays a prominent brush border?

Answer 29

Proximal convoluted tubule

Question 30

True or False. The efferent arteriole of outer cortical nephrons forms the peritubular plexus.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

True or False. Blood in the arcuate veins flows next into the interlobar veins.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

True or False. Kidneys of the sheep and goat are described as multilobar.

Answer 32

False (the pig and the ox)

Question 33

True or False. The cells of the tunica media of the efferent arteriole monitor sodium concentrations in the distal tubule.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

True or false. Medullary rays are located in the renal pyramid.

Answer 34

False (they are located in the cortex and the renal pyramids are in the medulla)

Question 35

True or False. ADH increases the permeability of the medullary collecting ducts to water.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

What contains papillary ducts?

Answer 36

renal medulla

Question 37

What contains renal pyramids?

Answer 37

renal medulla

Question 38

What contains collecting tubules?

Answer 38

Both the renal medulla and the renal cortex

Question 39

What contains renal papilla or renal crest?

Answer 39

Renal medulla

Question 40

What contains the venulae rectae?

Answer 40

the renal medulla

Question 41

What contains the interlobular arteries?

Answer 41

The renal cortex

Question 42

What contains the renal corpuscles?

Answer 42

the renal cortex

Question 43

What contains convoluted tubules?

Answer 43

the renal cortex

Question 44

What contains renal lobes?

Answer 44

Both renal medulla and renal cortex

Question 45

What cell is present in hemal nodes? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 45

Both B and T cells

Question 46

What is present in the spleen? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 46

Both B and T cells

Question 47

What is present in subepithelial lymphatic tissue? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 47

Both B and T cells

Question 48

What differentiates into plasma cells? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 48

B cells

Question 49

What cells are presentin the circulation? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 49

B and T cells

Question 50

What cells are present in the lymph nodes? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 50

Both B and T cells

Question 51

What cells are present in the follicles of the cloacal bursa? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 51

B lymphocytes

Question 52

What cells are present in the tonsils? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 52

Both B and T cells

Question 53

What is the main cell type in lymphatic nodules? (B, T, Both, or neither)

Answer 53

B cells

Question 54

Elastic arteries (large arteries) ....

Answer 54

When compared to other vessels, have the largest amount of elastin in the tunica media. They do NOT have longitudinally oriented smooth muscle in the tunica adventitia (this is only in elastic veins).

Question 55

Muscular arteries ....

Answer 55

Contain circularly oriented smooth muscle in the tunica media; contain a definitive internal elastic lamina; include the femoral and brachial arteries

Question 56

Large veins ....

Answer 56

Include the caudal vena cava; have circularly oriented smooth muscle in the tunica media, have longitudinally oriented smooth muscle in the tunica adventitia

Question 57

The stage of hair growth cycle in which hair matrix cells are active is:

Answer 57

anagen

Question 58

The ducts of merocrine glands empty ...

Answer 58

onto the surface of the skin.

Question 59

The ducts of apocrine glands empty....

Answer 59

directly into hair follicles

Question 60

The cell of the epidermis that is derived from the embryonic neural crest is the:

Answer 60

melanocyte

Question 61

Arrector pili muscles contract when stimulated by _____ .

Answer 61

Norepinephrine

Question 62

The portion of the hair follicle that is continous with the stratum spinosum of the epidermis is the:

Answer 62

internal layer of the dermal rooth sheath

Question 63

The layer of the dermis that consists of dense, irregular, collagenous connective tissue is the:

Answer 63

reticular layer

Question 64

the cell of the epidermis that produces the stratum corneum is the:

Answer 64

keratinocyte

Question 65

The parietal layer of the glomerular (bowman's) capsule consists of what kind of epithelium?

Answer 65

simple squamous epithelium

Question 66

baroreceptors in the kidney are located where?

Answer 66

In the afferent arteriole

Question 67

The epithelium that lines the lumen of the trachea is classified as:

Answer 67

psuedostratified, ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 68

Renin is produced by:

Answer 68

JG cells

Question 69

The segment of the uriniferous tubule whose function is directly influenced by vasopressin is the:

Answer 69

collecting duct

Question 70

True or False. The kidney cannot produce concentrated urine without aldosterone.

Answer 70

False

Question 71

True or False. The medullary ray is the center of the lobule of the avian kidney.

Answer 71

False

Question 72

True or False. The avian kidney consists of cranial, middle, and caudal divisions.

Answer 72

True

Question 73

True or false. The afferent arteriole of the outer cortical nephrons forms the peritubular plexus.

Answer 73

False

Question 74

True or False. The distal convoluted tubule is the longest segment of the nephron.

Answer 74

False

Question 75

True or false. Tracheal cartilages are composed of hyaline cartilage.

Answer 75

True

Question 76

True or false. Increased arterial pressure would result in increased aldosterone secretion.

Answer 76

False (decrease in pressure would result in this)

Question 77

True or false. Cells of the distal convoluted tubule possess ultrastructure of ion-transporting cells.

Answer 77

True

Question 78

True or False. Angiotensin II causes vasodilation.

Answer 78

False (vasoconstriction)

Question 79

Capillaries are ____ in muscle and are not _____ in the CNS.

Answer 79

Capillaries are continuous in the muscle and CNS, they are NOT fenestrated in the CNS.

Question 80

In the anagen phase of hair growth ....

Answer 80

the old hair is pushed out of the follicle

Question 81

All of the following are characteristics of hemal nodes:

Answer 81

No efferent or afferent lymph vessels, blood filled sinuses, capsule contains smooth muscle, lymphatic nodules

Question 82

Do hemal nodes have a thymus-dependent region?

Answer 82

No

Question 83

Does the monocyte-macrophage system include the polymorphonculear leukocytes?

Answer 83

No

Question 84

The reticular layer of the dermis contains:

Answer 84

dense, irregular collagenous connective tissue

Question 85

Arrector pili muscles ...

Answer 85

are small smooth muscles that attach to hair follicles

Question 86

True of false. Lymphatic nodules are normally found in every primary lymphatic organ.

Answer 86

False

Question 87

The agranulocyte that becomes an antigen presenting cell is the:

Answer 87

monocyte

Question 88

True or false. Hormones do not influence hair growth.

Answer 88

False

Question 89

True or false. Hair is derived from ectoderm.

Answer 89

True

Question 90

True or false. Hairs are avascular.

Answer 90

True

Question 91

True or false. Merocrine glands are located in the footpads of the dog and cat.

Answer 91

True

Question 92

True or False. The apocrine type of sweat gland is the most common in domestic mammals.

Answer 92

True

Question 93

Memory cells ...

Answer 93

are long lived, capable of blast transofrmation, are inactive until antigen is encountered, and ciruclate throughout the body providing antigenic surveillance

Question 94

The primary lymphatic organ present in both birds and mammals is:

Answer 94

thymus

Question 95

What segment of the nephron is located entirely in the renal medulla:

Answer 95

Distal convoluted tubule

Question 96

Is the distal convoluted tubule's function regulated by aldosterone?

Answer 96

Yes

Question 97

What covers the glomerulus?

Answer 97

Bowman's capsue

Question 98

What contains podocytes?

Answer 98

bowman's capsule

Question 99

The region of the renal crest or papilla on which the papillary ducts open is called the:

Answer 99

area cribrosa

Question 100

the region of the renal corpuscle where the proximal convoluted tubule begins is called the:

Answer 100

tubular pole

Question 101

List the three components of a medullary ray:

Answer 101

proximal straight tubule collecting duct distal straight tubule

Question 102

List the two blood vessels that are located at the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle:

Answer 102

efferent arteriole | afferent arteriole

Question 103

True or falce. Hemal nodes are unique to ruminants.

Answer 103

True

Question 104

True or false. Hemal nodes are usually found near lymph nodes.

Answer 104

True

Question 105

True or false. Hemal nodes have only efferent lymph vessels.

Answer 105

False, none

Question 106

The only lymphatic organ that functions as a filter of lymph is the:

Answer 106

Lymph node

Question 107

The lympathic organ that contains hassall's corpuscles is the:

Answer 107

thymus

Question 108

What is a primary lymphatic organ in birds, but not in mammals?

Answer 108

Cloacal bursa

Question 109

The thymus dependent zone of a lymph node consists of:

Answer 109

the paracortex

Question 110

What is a merkel cell?

Answer 110

the cell of the epidermis that is a touch receptor

Question 111

High endothelial venules are where:

Answer 111

circulating lymphocytes leave the blood and enter the lympathic organ

Question 112

True or False. Are osteoblasts part of the monocyte-macrophage system?

Answer 112

False (osteoclasts are)

Question 113

True or false. A capsule is covered by a tunica serosa in the spleen.

Answer 113

True

Question 114

True or false the stroma of the spleen contains reticular cells and reticular fibers.

Answer 114

True.

Question 115

Ture or false. A thymus dependent zone is not present in the spleen.

Answer 115

False

Question 116

True or False. T lymphocytes predominate in the periarterial lymphatic sheath.

Answer 116

True

Question 117

Do all secondary lymphatic organs contain a thymus-dependent zone?

Answer 117

Yes