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Test 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Tissues containing glands are classified as_____.

A

Epithelial tissue

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2
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Neural tissue is specialized to ____.

A

carry electrical pulses from one part of the body to another

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3
Q

Which of the following is not associated with the skin?
a. excretion of salts, organic wastes, and water - b. synthesis of B vitamins - c. detection of sensory information - d. maintenance of normal body temperatures

A

synthesis of B vitamins

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4
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Which of the following is not a function of the integumentary system?
a. body temperature homeostasis - b. storage of nutrients - c. protection - d. vitamin D synthesis

A

storage of nutrients

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5
Q

When the body temperature becomes abnormally high, thermoregulatory homeostasis is maintained by _____.

A

an increase in sweat gland activity and an increase in blood flow to the skin

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6
Q

which of the following can you find within the dermis?

a. nerve fibers - b. blood vessels - c. all of the above - d. none of the above

A

all of the above

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7
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Which of the following is not an accessory structure of the integumentary system?
a. hair - b. hypodermis - c. nails - d. exocrine glands

A

hypodermis

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8
Q

special smooth muscles in the dermis that, when contracted, produce goose bumps are called ______.
a. tissue papille - b. root sheaths - c. arrector pilli - d. cuticles

A

arrector pilli

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9
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the cells that support the nervous system are referred to as _____.

A

neurogila

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10
Q

_______ is the connective tissue responsible for the storage of fat

A

adipose

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11
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true or false? all layers of the skin have nerves and blood vessels in them.

A

False

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12
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When specific tissue is involuntary, contracts, and is found lining your digestive tract?

A

smooth muscle

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13
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The integument consists of an outer ___ and an underlying_____

A

epidermis; dermis

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14
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glands secreting an oily liquid into hair follicles are _____ glands

A

sebaceous

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15
Q

a carcinoma is a cancer created from which tissue?

A

epithelial

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16
Q

Keratin is a ______ that os secreted by cells of the epidermis to waterproof the skin and protects against abrasion

A

protein

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17
Q

The integumentary system includes_____

A

skin, glands, hair, and nails

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18
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Two of the more common skin cancers are _____, which is not as serous as the other; and _____, which is invasive and very serious

A

carcinoma, melanoma

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19
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the muscle tissue(s) that can be characterized as striated and involuntary is/are _____

A

cardiac

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20
Q

True or False: Bone is made only out of calcium and inorganic substances

A

False

21
Q

Name the correct layer of the skin that contains fat:

a.alveolar tissue - b.dermis - c.hypodermis - d.epidermis

A

hypodermis

22
Q

Which tissue id the most common throughout the human body?

a. nervous - b. simple epithelium - c. muscular - d. connective

A

connective

23
Q

a(n) ______ gland secretes its substances directly into the blood stream (and not into a duct)

A

endocrine

24
Q

The outer most layer of the skin is the ____

A

epidermis

25
Q

blood id classified as ____ tissue

A

connective

26
Q

glands are produced predominantly out of ____ tissue

A

epithelial

27
Q

True or False: sweat glands are endocrine glands

A

False

28
Q

The bone cells that maintain the matrix of bone are _____

A

osteocytes

29
Q

Cartilage is a type of ____ tissue

A

connective

30
Q

the axial skeleton includes the____
a. skull, vertebra, facial bones - b. cranial and facial bones - c. skull and vertebrae only - d. skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum

A

skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum

31
Q

the prominence of each cheek is formed by the _______ bone

A

Zygomatic

32
Q

what produces the blood cells needed by the human body?

A

red marrow

33
Q

this is the hardest substance in the body?

A

teeth

34
Q

The _____ are large nonossified areas at junctions of an infant’s cranial bones

A

fontanelles

35
Q

____ are points (locations) where two different bones meet

A

articulations

36
Q

Infants have soft, incomplete skulls because ____

A

skull bones have not ossified yet, allows flexibility for head to pass through the birth canal, and allows for brain growth

37
Q

the largest and strongest bone of the body is ___

A

femur

38
Q

cells that breakdown bone tissue are _____

A

osteoclasts

39
Q

cells that build new bone are ____

A

osteoblasts

40
Q

yellow marrow is mostly made of ____

A

fat

41
Q

very thick skin is located where?

A

palms and soles

42
Q

areas subjected to abrasion more often will have _____

A

thicker skin

43
Q

all of the following are functions of bone EXCEPT____
a. form hormones to be sent elsewhere - b. storage of minerals - c. formations of bone cells - d. scaffolding and muscle attachment

A

form hormones to be sent elsewhere in the body

44
Q

where is red marrow most often located?

A

in spongy bone

45
Q

the basic functional unit of compact bone is the ____

A

osteon

46
Q

True or False: bone is a static system that is not remodeled after puberty

A

false

47
Q

trabeculae or ‘spicules’ of sharp, ridge-like bone protrusions, are located in _____.

A

spongy bone

48
Q

true or false: many cancers can metastasize to the bone (for example, the vertebrae)

A

true

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