Tissue and Terminology

Question 1

Types of tissue in the body

Answer 1

Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

Question 2

Types of epithelial tissue

Answer 2

Epithelia and glands

Question 3

Types of epithelial glands

Answer 3

endocrine and exocrine

Question 4

Exocrine

Answer 4

secretes substances through a duct, onto a surface.

Question 5

Endocrine

Answer 5

secretes substances through a duct, into the blood system

Question 6

Functions of epithelial tissue

Answer 6

• Provides protection
• controls permeability
• Provide sensation
• Provide specialized secretions

Question 7

Types of connective tissue

Answer 7

Proper, fluid, supporting

Question 8

types of proper connective tissue

Answer 8

loose and dense, collagen and elastic fibres

Question 9

types of fluid connective tissue

Answer 9

blood and lymph

Question 10

types of supporting connective tissue

Answer 10

cartilage and bone

Question 11

functions of connective tissue

Answer 11

• structural framework
• transport fluids and dissolve materials
• protect delicate organs
• Support, surround and interconnect other types of tissue
• Store energy, triglycerides
• defend from invading microorganisms

Question 12

collagen fibres

Answer 12

resists tension and pulls back

Question 13

elastic fibres

Answer 13

doesn’t resist tension, stretches and then recoils

Question 14

types of muscle tissue

Answer 14

skeletal, cardiac, smooth

Question 15

nervous tissue

Answer 15

receives and gives signals to effectors

Question 16

examples of effectors

Answer 16

usually a muscle or gland that responds to signals from nervous tissues.

Question 17

neurons

Answer 17

sends electrical messages

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neuroglia (glia)

Answer 18

hold neurons together and support cells. Repair damage after injury and provide nutrients.

Question 19

homeostasis

Answer 19

Uses regulatory mechanisms to ensure systems stay within set points

Question 20

feedback

Answer 20

controlled variables move too far from the set point and responses from the body attempt to move the variable back to normal

Question 21

feedforward

Answer 21

an action due to the anticipation of an event that alters the change of variable

Question 22

superior

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higher than

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inferior

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lower than

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medial

Answer 24

closer to the centre of the body

Question 25

lateral

Answer 25

further from the centre of the body

Question 26

proximal

Answer 26

higher than, on a limb

Question 27

distal

Answer 27

lower than, on a limb

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anterior (ventral)

Answer 28

further infront of

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posterior (dorsal)

Answer 29

further behind

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deep

Answer 30

further from surface

Question 31

superficial

Answer 31

closer to surface

Question 32

sagittal plane

Answer 32

divides the body into left and right parts

Question 33

coronal plane

Answer 33

divides the body into front and back parts

Question 34

transverse plane

Answer 34

divides the body into top and bottom parts

Question 35

sagittal plane movements

Answer 35

backwards and forwards movements

Question 36

coronal plane movements

Answer 36

side to side movements

Question 37

transverse plane movements

Answer 37

rotational movements