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Apologia Human Body
Module 3 Questions
Question | Answer |
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In what layers of the epidermis is it possible to get cancer? | Stratum basale and stratum spinosum |
A hair cell contains soft keratin. From what region of the hair was it taken? | medulla |
Where can the hair cells with no keratin be found? | matrix |
A hair follicle is empty, but the matrix is not dead. The hair follicle has just entered its ____________ stage. | growth |
Do the secretions of the apocrine sweat gland contain cellular material? | no |
In an adults, what function(s) of the skeletal system is performed by the humerus? | support, lipid storage, movement |
How would you classify metatarsals? | long |
How would you classify tarsals? | short |
How would you classify coxa? | irregular |
How would you classify the radius? | long |
If the epiphysis of a long bone contains epiphyseal plates, has the hyaline cartilage in the plates ossified? | no |
What layer of skin contains keratinized cells? | epidermis |
What layer of skin contains papillae? | dermis |
How do the dermal papillae help the epidermal cells? | Increase blood flow and thus nutrients |
What kind of tissue is always present in the hypodermis? | loose connective tissue |
What kind of tissue is often but not always present in the hypodermis? | adipose |
How does the hair follicle help heal bad burns? | Has epithelial tissue to reproduce and make more epidermis |
What is the function of the sebaceous glands? | Make and secrete oil |
What is the function of sweat glands? | Make and secrete sweat to cool the body |
First layer of the epidermis, from the bottom up: | stratum basale |
Second layer of the epidermis, from the bottom up: | stratum spinosum |
Third layer of the epidermis, from the bottom up: | stratum granulosum |
Fourth layer of the epidermis, from the bottom up: | stratum lucidum |
Fifth layer of the epidermis, from the bottom up: | stratum corneum |
In what layers of the epidermis are the cells still alive? | stratum basale and stratum spinosum |
What are melanocytes? | Cells that produce melanin. |
What do melanocytes do to the skin? | Give it color & protect the skin from ultraviolet rays |
What are the three sections of the hair? | Medulla, cortex, cuticle |
Which section of the hair contains cells with soft keratin? | medulla |
Which sections of the hair contain cells with hard keratin? | cortex and cuticle |
What is the hair matrix? | Mass of undifferentiated cells |
Are sweat glands apocrine, merocrine, or holocrine? | merocrine glands |
Are sebaceous glands apocrine, merocrine, or holocrine? | holocrine |
Where is the bone marrow found in long bone? | medullary cavity |
What are the functions of the skeletal system? | support, protection, movement, storage, and hemopoiesis |
Epidermis | The outer portion of the skin, formed by epithelial tissue which rests on the dermis |
Dermis | Dense irregular connective tissue that forms the deep layer of the skin |
Hypodermis | Loose connective tissue underneath the dermis which connects the dermis to muscle or bone |
Hemopoiesis | The process of manufacturing blood cells |
Compact Bone | Dense bone matrix enclosing only a few small spaces |
Cancellous Bone | Bone with many small spaces or cavities surrounding the bone matrix |
Ossification | Bone formation (not Open Source Software formation ;P ) |
Articular cartilage | Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of a bone in a joint |
Axial skeleton | The portion of the skeleton that supports and protects the head, neck, and trunk |
Appendicular skeleton | The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it |
Suture | A junction between flat bones of the skull |
Process | A projection on a bone |
Meatus | A passageway |
Foramen | A hole |
Sinus | A hollowed out space in a bone |