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Chap 8,9,10
Week 4 Introduction to Tissues & The Skin
Question | Answer |
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The type of tissue that contains cells called neurons is called: | Nervous |
Which cells electrically insulate axons to increase the speed of conduction? -Oligodendrocytes -Schwann cells Astrocytes Both A & B | Both A & B -Oligodendrocytes -Schwann cells |
In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum? | Sole of the foot |
Which of the following epithelial functions is a primary activity of glandular epithelium? | Secretion |
Which is not a function of epithelial tissue? | Assimilation |
Which tissue is most likely to form a keloid scar as it heals? | Connective |
What structure is formed by the union of the basal and reticular lamina? | Basement Membrane |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of connective tissue? | Typically holds its cells together tightly by means of desmosomes |
Which of the following is not a function of adipose tissue? | Defends the body from microbes and injurious substances |
A tissue is: | a group of similar cells that perform a common function. |
the area referred to as true skin is the: | Dermis |
Which of the following is not a proteoglycan found in the matrix of connective tissue? | Collagen |
Which is not a function of connective tissue? Transport Support Defense Communication | Communication |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of skeletal muscles? | Having one nuclear per cell |
Which tissue is most likely to form a keloid scar as it heals? | Connective |
Of the five epidermal cell layers, the only one that can undergo mitosis is the stratum: | Basale |
Mucous membranes are important because they lubricate and protect passageways. | True |
Areolar tissue usually contains which types of cells in the greatest number? | Fibroblasts |
Which cells help destroy pathogens and damaged tissue in the brain? | Microglia |
Which type of connective tissue helps newborns maintain body temperature by producing heat? | Brown fat |
Which type of tissue has the greatest capacity to regenerate? | Epithelial |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of epithelial tissue? | Is important in communication and control |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of muscle tissue? | Cells are separated by a large quantity of extracellular matrix |
connective tissue forms from stem cell tissue called: | mesenchyme. |
Which cells form the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood? | Astrocytes |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of smooth muscles? | Having intercalated disks |
Which of the following is not a function of the skin? | Synthesis of vitamin E |
Hematopoietic tissue can be found in the: | bones |
The hypodermis: | connects the dermis to underlying tissues. |
Which of the following vitamins is(are) absorbed through the skin? Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin K all of the above | all of the above |
Fingernail growth is the result of the mitosis of the cells in the stratum: | germinativum. |
Which skin layer is called the barrier area? | Stratum corneum |
Smooth muscles that produce goose pimples when they contract are the _____ muscles. | arrector pili |
The gland responsible for the waxy secretion in the external ear canal is: | ceruminous. |
Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum spinosum |
Which cells of the skin are filled with a tough, fibrous protein and account for most of the epidermal cells of the skin? | Keratinocytes |
In which skin layer does the process of keratinization begin? | Stratum granulosum |
Which is not part of a hair? | Lanugo |
Which cells of the skin act as a type of antigen-presenting cell in the skin? | Dendritic cells |
Which skin layer contains closely packed, clear cells that contain a gel-like substance called eleidin? | Stratum lucidum |
Apocrine sweat glands can be found in all of the following areas except the: | soles of the feet. |
Hair: alternates between periods of growth and rest. consists of keratinized cells. is formed from cells of the germinal matrix. IS ALL OF THE ABOVE | ALL ABOVE |
The nail body forms at the nail root, which has a matrix of proliferating cells from the _____________ that enables the nail to grow continuously. | stratum basale |
The hair papilla consists of _____ tissue | dermal |
The hair follicle is found in the: | dermis |