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Rajvinder Sekhon
Anatomy weeks 1-5
Question | Answer |
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A cell structure that is usually central, spherical double membrane container of chromatin (DNA) | Nucleus |
A cell structure that has tiny membranous bags containing enzymes | Lysosomes |
A cell structure which is composed of phospholipid bilayer reinforced with cholesterol and embedded with proteins and other organic molecules. | Plasma membrane |
A type of tissue that covers and protects the body surface, lines body cavities, helps with transport of substances (absorption, secretion, excretion) and perform glandular activity. | Epithelial tissue |
A type of tissue that communicates between body parts, and integration and regulation of body parts | Nervous tissue |
The cells that have large, secretory vesicles that give them the appearance of a goblet | Goblet cells |
The only layer of epidermis that undergo mitosis to produce new cells and is also called a growth layer | Stratum basale or Stratum germinativum |
A soft connective tissue that serves as the site for production of blood cells and is found in the medullary cavities of certain long bones and in the spaces of spongy bone in some areas | Bone marrow |
The type of marrow that produces red blood cells | Red bone marrow |
Small cells in the bone that synthesize and secrete an organic matrix called osteoid | Osteoblasts |
Giant multinucleate cells in the bone that are responsible for the active erosion of bone minerals | Osteoclasts |
The proximal and distal ends of a long bone is called | Epiphyses |
The axial skeleton consists of how many bones? | 80 |
The appendicular skeleton consists of how many bones? | 126 |