Test 2

Question 1

Tissues containing glands are classified as_____.

Answer 1

Epithelial tissue

Question 2

Neural tissue is specialized to ____.

Answer 2

carry electrical pulses from one part of the body to another

Question 3

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

Answer 3

synthesis of B vitamins

Question 4

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

Answer 4

storage of nutrients

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

all of the above

Question 7

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

Answer 7

hypodermis

Question 8

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

Answer 8

arrector pilli

Question 9

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

Answer 9

neurogila

Question 10

_______ is the connective tissue responsible for the storage of fat

Answer 10

adipose

Question 11

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

Answer 11

False

Question 12

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

Answer 12

smooth muscle

Question 13

The integument consists of an outer ___ and an underlying_____

Answer 13

epidermis; dermis

Question 14

glands secreting an oily liquid into hair follicles are _____ glands

Answer 14

sebaceous

Question 15

a carcinoma is a cancer created from which tissue?

Answer 15

epithelial

Question 16

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

Answer 16

protein

Question 17

The integumentary system includes_____

Answer 17

skin, glands, hair, and nails

Question 18

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

Answer 18

carcinoma, melanoma

Question 19

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

Answer 19

cardiac

Question 20

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

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Name the correct layer of the skin that contains fat:

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

Answer 21

hypodermis

Question 22

Which tissue id the most common throughout the human body?

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

Answer 22

connective

Question 23

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

Answer 23

endocrine

Question 24

The outer most layer of the skin is the ____

Answer 24

epidermis

Question 25

blood id classified as ____ tissue

Answer 25

connective

Question 26

glands are produced predominantly out of ____ tissue

Answer 26

epithelial

Question 27

True or False: sweat glands are endocrine glands

Answer 27

False

Question 28

The bone cells that maintain the matrix of bone are _____

Answer 28

osteocytes

Question 29

Cartilage is a type of ____ tissue

Answer 29

connective

Question 30

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

Answer 30

skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum

Question 31

the prominence of each cheek is formed by the _______ bone

Answer 31

Zygomatic

Question 32

what produces the blood cells needed by the human body?

Answer 32

red marrow

Question 33

this is the hardest substance in the body?

Answer 33

teeth

Question 34

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

Answer 34

fontanelles

Question 35

____ are points (locations) where two different bones meet

Answer 35

articulations

Question 36

Infants have soft, incomplete skulls because ____

Answer 36

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

Question 37

the largest and strongest bone of the body is ___

Answer 37

femur

Question 38

cells that breakdown bone tissue are _____

Answer 38

osteoclasts

Question 39

cells that build new bone are ____

Answer 39

osteoblasts

Question 40

yellow marrow is mostly made of ____

Answer 40

fat

Question 41

very thick skin is located where?

Answer 41

palms and soles

Question 42

areas subjected to abrasion more often will have _____

Answer 42

thicker skin

Question 43

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

Answer 43

form hormones to be sent elsewhere in the body

Question 44

where is red marrow most often located?

Answer 44

in spongy bone

Question 45

the basic functional unit of compact bone is the ____

Answer 45

osteon

Question 46

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

Answer 46

false

Question 47

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

Answer 47

spongy bone

Question 48

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

Answer 48

true