Deck 2: Structure and Function of Cells, tissues, and Organs

Question 1

How does epithelial tissue renew itself?

A) Mitosis of the basal cells
B) Mitosis of the granular layer of cells
C) By shedding or sloughing the surface cells
D) Through nourishment of nearby blood vessels

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Impulses conducted from the periphery of the body (e.g. ,muscles,glands)to the central nervous system (CNS)are conducted through which system?

A) Motor
B) Somatic
C) Afferent
D) Autonomic

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The spinal cord consists of how many segments?

A) 21
B) 22
C) 30
D) 31

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Buccal mucosa renews itself in ____ days.

A) 1 to 2
B) 3 to 4
C) 5 to 9
D) 10 to 14

Question 5

Which cell supports the nervous system?

A) Myoblast
B) Neuroglia
C) Leukocyte
D) Melanocyte

Question 6

Internal organs (viscera)receive most of their neural impulses from which nervous system?

A) Somatic
B) Sensory
C) Afferent
D) Autonomic

Question 7

Simple squamous epithelium functions as a lining in which location?

A) Mouth
B) Vagina
C) Kidney
D) Pharynx

Question 8

The absorption of nutrients occurs in which location?

A) Mouth
B) Stomach
C) Small intestine
D) Large intestine

Question 9

The junctional epithelium of gingiva is replenished every _____ days.

A) 1 to 3
B) 4 to 6
C) 7 to 9
D) 10 to 13

Question 10

Which body system relies on neural stimuli to function?

A) Vascular
B) Digestive
C) Endocrine
D) Respiratory

Question 11

Connective tissue proper is classified as ______________.

A) dense,striated,or smooth
B) simple,stratified,or squamous
C) dense,loose,or loose with special properties
D) dense,elastic,or elastic with special properties

Question 12

Which term represents a single layer of cells?

A) Simple
B) Stratified
C) Cuboidal
D) Columnar

Question 13

Impulses pass from the CNS to involuntary muscles via the _____ system.

A) sensory
B) afferent
C) somatic
D) autonomic

Question 14

All body sensations are relayed to the ______ and the _______.

A) brain;spinal cord
B) afferent;efferent systems
C) voluntary;involuntary muscles
D) sympathetic;parasympathetic divisions

Question 15

Which epithelium consists of several layers,with only the basal cell layer in contact with the basal lamina?

A) Simple
B) Stratified
C) Squamous
D) Pseudostratified

Question 16

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

A) Cardiac,skeletal,and smooth
B) Striated,voluntary,and smooth
C) Cardiac,skeletal,and voluntary
D) Voluntary,involuntary,and striated

Question 17

Each is part of a neuron EXCEPT one.Which is the EXCEPTION?

A) Axon
B) Plasma
C) Dendrite
D) Perikaryon

Question 18

Ligaments and tendons are composed of which tissue?

A) Neural
B) Muscle
C) Epithelial
D) Connective

Question 19

Neuroglia cells are __________ numerous than neurons.

A) slightly less
B) slightly more
C) significantly less
D) significantly more

Question 20

Which of the following insulates axons located outside the CNS?

A) Bone
B) Endomysium
C) Myelin sheath
D) Connective tissue

Question 21

Which is true regarding the central nervous system (CNS)?

A) The CNS is composed of the brain and the spinal cord.
B) The CNS is composed of the brain,but not the spinal cord.
C) The efferent system carries information from the peripheral nervous system to the CNS.
D) The somatic nervous system carries impulse from the CNS to involuntary muscles.

Question 22

Which of the following is not a type of cartilage?

A) Dense
B) Elastic
C) Fibrous
D) Hyaline

Question 23

Which organ is part of the lymphatic system?

A) Thyroid
B) Thymus
C) Pancreas
D) Parathyroid

Question 24

Which layer of epithelium is the deepest,germinating layer?

A) Spinous layer
B) Basal layer
C) Granular layer
D) Clear layer

Question 25

Osteoporosis affects men at an earlier age than women.

Question 26

Each of the following is a function of the large intestine EXCEPT one.Which is the EXCEPTION?

A) Absorption of nutrition
B) Dehydration of food
C) Reduce food to liquid chyme
D) Compress food into solid waste

Question 27

Which organ system secretes and regulates hormones in the blood?

A) Exocrine
B) Endocrine
C) Lymphatic system
D) Neural system

Question 28

Which function is associated with the skin?

A) Excretes waste products
B) Absorbs nutrients from ingested food
C) Supplies a framework for muscle and ligament attachments
D) Relays information from the glands to the central nervous system

Question 29

Equilibrium is controlled by tiny organs,which are located in the middle ear.

Question 30

Blood is an example of which of the following four primary types of tissue?

A) Neural
B) Epithelial
C) Connective
D) Muscle

Question 31

Which organ system is the largest?

A) Digestive
B) Endocrine
C) Respiratory
D) Integumentary

Question 32

Blood returns to the heart through

A) capillaries.
B) veins.
C) large elastic arteries.
D) smaller muscular arteries.

Question 33

Blood provides protection from bacteria.

Question 34

Bone is calcified connective tissue.

Question 35

Which type of tissue lines the respiratory tract to move foreign particles out of the respiratory system?

A) Dendrites
B) Neuroglia
C) Cilia
D) Sebaceous glands

Question 36

Which of the following is not a major function of the urinary system?

A) Controls blood volume
B) Controls blood pressure
C) Controls testosterone levels
D) Controls urine composition