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Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skeletal system?

A

Absorption of Nutrients

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What is the opening within a long bone that becomes filled with yellow bone marrow

A

The Medullary Cavity

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2
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Which layer of the epidermis includes stem cells

A

Stratum Basale

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3
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What is the cylindrical shaft of a long bone

A

Diaphysis

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4
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Which hormone causes an increase in blood Ca2+ levels by stimulating osteoclasts to break down bone tissue

A

Parathyroid Hormone

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5
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Which type of bone cell breaks down old bone tissue

A

Osteoclast

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Which type of tissue membrane lines the cavities of movable joints

A

Synovial Membranes

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7
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What is the main product of sudoriferous glands

A

Sweat

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The epidermis of the skin is composed of which type of tissue

A

Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

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What is the term for an epithelium consisting of multiple cell layers

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Stratified

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10
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Which of the following labels best matches osteocyte

A

Mature Bone Cells

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Which type of cell junction prevents passage of fluids between adjacent cells

A

Tight Junction

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12
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Secondary ossification centers occur in the:

A

Epiphysis

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13
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What type of gland produces hormones, which are released into the interstitial fluid

A

Endocrine

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14
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Which type of bone cell is a stem cell

A

Osteoprogenitor Cell

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15
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Which type of tissue membrane forms the external covering of the body?

A

Cutaneous Membrane

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16
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What is the organizing unit of compact bone tissue.

A

Osteon

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17
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Which region of the long bone includes an epiphyseal growth plate (epiphyseal cartilage)

A

Metaphysis

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18
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What is the organizing unit of spongy bone tissue

A

Trabeculae

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19
Q

Which type of skingland secretes oils?

A

Sebaceous Gland

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20
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four major tissue types in the human body?

A

Dental

21
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Which layer of skin is composed of epithelial tissue

A

Epidermis

22
Q

What type of protein fiber in connective tissues is long, straight, unbranched, strong, and flexible

A

Collagen Fiber

23
Q

Variations in hair color reflect differences in the pigment produced by.

A

Melanocytes

24
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Which type of epithelial cell is always taller than it is wide?

A

Columnar

25
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Which type of cell junction allows for the rapid passage of chemical and electrical signals between cells

A

Gap Junctions

26
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Primary ossification centers develop in long bones in the-

A

Diaphysis

27
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What is the layer of the hyaline cartilage on the surface of the epiphysis of a long bone

A

Articular Cartilage

28
Q

There are many sensory receptors in thin skin

T or F

A

False

29
Q

Which structure of a hair follicle includes dividing stem cells that produce the keratinocytes that are incorporated into the hair root?

A

Hair Matrix

30
Q

Which type of skin gland is located only in the external ear canal

A

Ceruminous Gland

31
Q

What type of protein fiber in connective tissue is wavy, branching, and returns to its original length after stretching.

A

Elastic Fiber

32
Q

There are many hair follicles of thick skin

T or F

A

False

33
Q

Which layer of the epidermis is found in the thick skin

A

Stratum Lucidum

34
Q

Which type of bone cell mainly secretes protein fibers

A

Osteoblast

35
Q

Which type of gland produces secretions that are conveyed through a duct to an internal body cavity or to the body surface.

A

Exocrine Gland

36
Q

Epithelial cells of _____ exocrine glands secrete their products exocytosis

A

Merocrine

37
Q

Which layer of the dermis includes projections that extend into the overlying epidermis

A

papillary region

38
Q

Which type of tissue membrane lines internal body cavities that Open to the external environment

A

Mucous Membrane

39
Q

When the Arrector pili muscle contracts

A

Goose bumps are formed

40
Q

Accessory structures of the skin include all of the following except

A

Epidermis

41
Q

Which of the following is not a pigmentary substance of the skin

A

Tubulin

42
Q

Which type of cell junction includes membrane proteins that are anchored to the intermediate filaments of the cytoskeleton

A

Desmosome

43
Q

Epithelial cells of _______ exocrine glands secrete their products when the apical surface of the cell pinches off?

A

Apocrine

44
Q

Which layer of the epidermis is composed entirely of dead cells

A

Stratum Corneum

45
Q

What is the most abundant type of cell in the epidermis

A

Keratinocyte

46
Q

Which layer of the skin is composed of connective tissues with embedded glands, hair follicles, etc.

A

Dermis

47
Q

_____ marrow is found between the trabeculae of spongy bone

A

Red

48
Q

Which hormone causes a decrease in blood Ca2+ levels by inhibiting osteoclast activity

A

Calcitonin

49
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Which type of tissue membrane includes both connective and epithelial tissue and lines internal body cavities that DO NOT OPEN to the external environment

A

Serous Membrane

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