Teas Study Terms

Question 0

Tissue that may be dense, loose or fatty. It protects and binds body parts.

Answer 0

Connective tissue

Question 1

Tissue in which cells are joined together tightly. Skin tissue is an example.

Answer 1

Epithelial

Question 2

Tissue that cushions and provides structural support for body parts. It has a jelly-like base and is fibrous.

Answer 2

Cartilage

Question 3

Transports oxygen to cells and removes wastes. It also carries hormones and defends against disease.

Answer 3

Blood

Question 4

A hard tissue that supports and protects softer tissues and organs. It’s marrow produces red blood cells.

Answer 4

Bone

Question 5

Tissue that helps support and move the body. The three types are smooth, cardiac and skeletal.

Answer 5

Muscle tissue

Question 6

What is the integumentary system?

Answer 6

Skin and it’s associated structures

Question 7

Cells called neurons form a
network through which the body that control responses to changes in the external and internal environment. Some send signals to muscles and glands to trigger responses.

Answer 7

Nervous

Question 8

The skeletal systems plays what role in bodily functions?

Answer 8

Movement, mineral storage, support, protection, blood cell formation.

Question 9

How many bones are in the human body?

Answer 9

206

Question 10

What is included in the axial skeleton?

Answer 10

Skull, sternum, ribs, and the vertebral column (spine).

Question 12

What is included in the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 12

Bones of the arms, feet, hands, legs, hips, and shoulders.

Question 13

What is a simple sentence

Answer 13

It is a sentence with a subject and a verb, it can have two subjects or two verbs.

Question 14

What is a compound sentence

Answer 14

It is a sentence that use for, and, nor, but, or, you, so

Question 15

What is the difference in Mitosis and Meoisis?

Answer 15

Mitosis is the duplication of two identical daughter cells that have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cells while Meoisis is the duplication of two daughter cells with only have the number of half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells.

Question 16

What does atomic number stand for?

Answer 16

The number of protons in that atom

Question 17

What does the atomic mass # represent?

Answer 17

It is the total number of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom.

Question 18

What is the taxonomic ranking from general to specific/

Answer 18

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species.

Question 19

What part of the heart does the mitral valve separate?

Answer 19

The left atrium and the right ventricle

Question 20

What is the function of dendrites?

Answer 20

It is the connection of neurons

Question 21

What does anterior mean?

Answer 21

In front of, front

Question 22

What does posterior stand for?

Answer 22

After, behind, following, toward the rear

Question 23

What does distal mean?

Answer 23

Away from, farther from the origin

Question 24

What does proximal stand for?

Answer 24

Near, close to the origin

Question 25

What does dorsal stand for?

Answer 25

Near the upper surface, toward the back

Question 26

What does ventral stand for?

Answer 26

Toward the bottom, toward the belly

Question 27

What is a verb

Answer 27

It is an action, condition, or state of being

Question 28

What is an adverb?

Answer 28

It is a word that modifies a verb adjective or another adverb: “How did I run? I ran quickly.”

Question 29

What do the roman numerals MDCLXVI stand for?

Answer 29

1,000
500
100
50
10
5
1

Question 30

What is an imperative sentence?

Answer 30

It gives a direct command. It can end in a full stop or an exclamation mark, depending on the forcefullness of the command.

Question 31

What is an interrogative sentence?

Answer 31

It is a sentence that asks a direct question and always ends in a question mark.

Question 32

What is an exclamatory sentence?

Answer 32

It is a more forceful version of a declarative sentence.

Question 33

What is expository writing?

Answer 33

It is designed to explain or inform

Question 34

What is a first person point of view?

Answer 34

It is a sentence that uses pronouns like I, me, we & us

Question 35

How many cm are in an inch

Answer 35

2.54 cm

Question 36

How many feet are in a yard?

Answer 36

3 feet

Question 37

How many ounces are in a pound?

Answer 37

16 ounces

Question 38

How many grams are in a kilogram

Answer 38

1,000

Question 39

What is a supporting detail?

Answer 39

Supporting details help you to better understand the main idea. It answers the questions of who, what, when and where.

Question 40

What is a main idea?

Answer 40

It helps readers remember important information.

Question 41

What is a topic?

Answer 41

The topic tells what all or most of the sentences are about.