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st430 A&P tissues and membrane
Question | Answer |
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which type of membrane lines the body cavities that open to the exterior of the body? | mucous membranes |
the epithelium is described as being avascular, meaning that it: | has no blood supply of its own |
which type of tissue is found in the organs that need to stretch (e.g, urinary bladder)? | transitional epithelium |
ligaments, tendons, and cartilage are types of ____tissue | connective |
a ligament is best described as: | tough band of connective tissue |
which group is incorrect? | types of connective tissue: tendons, ligaments, fat, glia |
this type of connective tissue membrane lines many joints and secretes a lubricating fluid that has the consistency of egg white. | synovial |
regeneration occurs in injured tissue: | when the tissue is replaced with the same type of tissue as the injured tissue. |
vascular smooth muscle in blood vessels helps to : | propel blood |
the words visceral and parietal: | describe pleural and peritoneal membranes |
which of the following is descriptive of the peritoneum? | all is applicable (serous membrane, abdominopelvic cavity, parietal and visceral layers) |
which of the following is true of an exocrine gland? | secretes its products to the outside or onto a surface |
which of the following is least descriptive of epithelial tissue? | glial |
which of the following groups is correct? | connective tissue membranes: mucous, serous, and synovial |
which of the following is most related to mucous membrane? | lines all the body cavities that open to the exterior of the body |
which of the following best describes glia? | nervous tissue |
damaged skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and nervous tissue are replaced by: | scar tissue |
in which type of tissue is plasma the interstitial matrix? | blood |
collagen and elastic fibers are found in the intercellular matrix of ____tissue. | connective. |
what distinguishes one type of connective tissue from another type? | the matrix |
Stratisfied means: | layered |
chondrocytes, perichondrium, and chondroblasts are most associated with: | cartilage |
which of the following is most related to a carcinoma and sarcoma? | cancer |
adipose, dense fibrous, areolar, blood, and osseous are all: | connective tissues |
squamous: | refers to the flattened appearance of fish scales |
stratified and squamous refer to: | layered and flat |
which type of membrane lines the ventral body cavities that are not open to the exterior of the body? | serous membrane |
which word refers to the flattened appearance of fish scales? | squamous |
fibro,-elastic, and hyaline are: | types of cartilage |
fascia, and capsular tissue are most similar to: | tendons and ligaments |
chondrocytes and osteocytes form | cartilage and bone |
simple squamous, pseudostratified, simple cuboidal, and stratified squamous: | form continuous sheets and function in secretion, transport, and protection. |
Which of the following is most descriptive of a bed sore? | decubitus ulcer |
which of the following membranes form the outer layer of the membrane lining the lungs? | visceral pleura |
which group is incorrect? | types of serous membranes: pleura, peritoneum, mucosa |
transitional epithelial tissue: | is found in organs that need to stretch |
skeletal, cardiac, and smooth are: | types of muscle |
which of the following is most descriptive of tendons, ligaments, fascia, and capsules? | tough, dense fibrous and connective |
these membranes are restricted to the thoracic cavity | pleurae. |
an exocrine gland: | is made of epithelial tissue. |
connective tissue consists of two parts. these are: | the tissue cells and intercellular matrix. |
endocrine is least often described as: | contractile |
in which of the following is intercellular matrix most abundant ? | connective tissue |
which type of cell conducts an action potential or electrical sign? | neuron |
which of the following is the culprit in obesity? | adipose tissue. |
the cutaneous membrane: | is the skin |
which tissue type is the most abundant? | connective. |
which of the following is characterized by cells that are arranged like tiles on a floor? | squamous epithelium |
which of the following is membranes secretes serous fluid? | membrane that lines the inner wall of the pleural cavity. |
which of the four major tissue types is able to regenerate and repair quickly when injured? | epithelial |
which type of tissue allows for the rapid diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli in the lungs to the blood? | simple squamous epithelium |
endocrine and exocrine glands are _____ tissue | epithelial |
the pericardium and pleurae: | are located in the thoracic cavity |
the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum are: | serous membranes |
which of the following is most descriptive of fascia? | tough and supportive. |
in connective tissue, blast cells secrete the matrix and: | mature forming fibrocytes, chondrocytes, and osteocytes |
meninges: | all is applicable: ( are located in cranial and vertebral cavities, cover the brain and spinal cord, are connective tissue membranes |
which type of tissue is most likely to prevent a kidney from "floating"? | adipose tissue. |
osseous tissue is: | also called bone tissue |
this tissue connects ribs to the breastbone, forms the rigid rings in the windpipe and is found at the end of the long bones in the joints | hyaline cartilage |
which of the following is most related to bone? | hard intercellular matrix |
which of the following is fat storing connective tissue? | adipose. |
serous membranes: | line the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities |
the intercellular matrix of which tissue is the hardest of all connective tissue? | osseous tissue |
endocrine and exocrine glands are composed of | cuboidal epithelia |
to which of the following is glandular epithelium most related? | endocrine and exocrine. |
intracellular matrix is: | most abundant in connective tissue, |
the alveolar wall in the distal lungs is desinged for rapid diffusion of the respiratory gases, o2 and co2 across the alveolar wall. the alveolar wall is composed of: | simple squamous epithelium |