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Which tissue type consists of a sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity?
epithelial tissue
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Which type of epithelium lines the interior of the urinary bladder?
transitional epithelium
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Which type of gland produces hormones?
endocrine glands
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Why are adipose, blood, and bone all considered to be connective tissues?
They have a common origin, mesenchyme.
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Which tissue type is responsible for regulating and controlling body functions?
nervous tissue
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Which type of membrane is also an organ system?
cutaneous membrane
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Which tissue repair process results in the formation of scar tissue?
fibrosis
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Which tissues have no functional regenerative capacity?
cardiac muscle and nervous tissue in the brain and spinal cord
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What is the most obvious structural feature of areolar connective tissue?
the loose arrangement of its fibers
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Which connective tissue below best deserves the name "connective tissue"
because it connects the majority of the cells of the body?
blood
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Organized groups of cells (plus their intercellular substances) that have a common purpose form a(n) ________.
tissue
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In connective tissue, the role of collagen fibers is to:
provide tensile strength.
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Which of the following describes a mucous cell?
A unicellular exocrine gland
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Exocrine glands:
secrete substances onto body surfaces.
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
Bone: osteoblast
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______________is the tissue that regulates and controls body functions.
Nervous tissue
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Cutaneous membrane: made of simple columnar epithelia
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The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile
strength to absorb shock is because they possess ________.
collagen fibers
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The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.
collagen
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Select the correct statement regarding adipose tissue.
Its primary function is nutrient storage.
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Which is true concerning muscle tissue?
highly cellular and well vascularized
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Earwax is made by _________________
ceruminous glands.
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Which of the following represents a difference between eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands?
The secretions of apocrine sweat glands contain more fat and protein than do the secretions of eccrine glands.
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The skin consists of three main regions. From deep to superficial they are the:
hypodermis, dermis, and epidermis.
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What part of the dermis gives rise to friction ridges (fingerprints)?
The papillary layer.
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Sweat is secreted by:
sudoriferous glands.
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Which of the following best explains the fact that eyebrows do not grow as long as the hair on the head?
The follicles of the eyebrow are active for a few months, while the follicles of the scalp are active for years.
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Which of the following does not protect the skin from bacteria?
The temperature of the skin
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The most common type of skin cancer is:
basal cell carcinoma.
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A cancerous growth on the skin will likely exhibit:
asymmetry.
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What layer(s) of the skin is (are) damaged in a second-degree burn?
The epidermis and the superficial regions of the dermis are damaged.
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Nutrients reach the surface of the skin (epidermis) through the process of ________.
diffusing through the tissue fluid from blood vessels in the dermis
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Melanocytes and keratinocytes work together in protecting the skin from UV damage when keratinocytes ________.
accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a UV-blocking pigment layer
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Changes in the color of skin are often an indication of a homeostatic
imbalance. Which of the following changes would suggest that a patient
is suffering from Addison's disease?
The skin takes on a bronze or metallic appearance.
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The only place you will find stratum ________ is in the skin that covers the palms, fingertips, and soles of the feet.
Correct
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Which of the following is a skin sensory receptor for touch?
Meissner's corpuscle
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Which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?
arrector pili
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Which skin appendages aid in cooling the skin when the body temperature or the external environmental temperature is high?
eccrine sweat glands
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What protects the fetus's skin within the water-filled amniotic sac?
vernix caseosa
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Which layer of the epidermis is responsible for regenerating the most superficial layers?
stratum basale
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Despite its apparent durability, the dermis is subject to tearing. How
might a person know that the dermis has been stretched and/or torn?
The appearance of visible, silvery-white scars is an indication of stretching of the dermis.
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What is the most common type of cartilage found between bones in freely moveable joints?
hyaline cartilage
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What bone shape is the patella?
short bone
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Which bone cells form bone?
osteoblasts
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What is endochondral ossification?
the formation of bone from pre-existing hyaline cartilage models
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What indicates that a long bone has reached its adult length?
closure of the epiphyseal plate
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What controls bone remodeling?
mechanical stress and hormones
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What is the final stage in the healing of a bone fracture?
bone remodeling
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Which of the following refers to a bone disorder found most often in the
aged and resulting in the bones becoming porous and light?
osteoporosis
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When chondrocytes divide and form new matrix, it leads to an expansion
of the cartilage tissue from within. This process is called:
interstitial growth.
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The axial skeleton includes:
ribs.
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Which of the following is a bone projection?
Trochanter
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In adults, yellow marrow is located:
in the medullary cavity of the long bones.
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Osteoblasts:
form new bone.
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The epiphyseal plate is:
where bone elongation occurs.
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The osteon is:
the structural unit of compact bone.
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The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the ________.
osteoblast
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The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (the Haversian canal) is the site of ________.
blood vessels and nerve fibers
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The trabeculae of spongy bone are oriented toward lines of stress.
yup
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Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length
until early childhood, as well as shaping the articular surfaces?
epiphyseal plate
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Growth of bones is controlled by a symphony of hormones. Which hormone
is important for bone growth during infancy and childhood?
growth hormone
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Wolff's law is concerned with ________.
the thickness and shape of a bone being dependent on stresses placed upon it
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Why, or why not, is swimming recommended as an exercise to prevent osteoporosis?
Swimming is not recommended to prevent osteoporosis, as it is not considered a weight-bearing exercise.
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Paget's disease:
excessive and haphazard bone deposition and resorption
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Phosphate
stored in bones?
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Osteomyelitis is ________.
due to pus-forming bacteria
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Ostealgia is ________.
pain in a bone
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