Deck 4: Torganization and Regulation of Body Systems

Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a basic tissue type?

A) epithelial
B) connective
C) muscle
D) nervous
E) fat

Answer 1

E.

Question 2

The cells in bone tissue are found scattered throughout the matrix and are not connected to each other.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Todd's father slipped a disk in his back. Dr. Foster explained to the family that the intervertebral disks are composed of

A) elastic cartilage.
B) hyaline cartilage.
C) composite cartilage.
D) fibrocartilage.
E) bone.

Answer 3

D.

Question 4

Bone cancer and other cancers of connective tissue are called

A) carcinomas.
B) sarcomas.
C) leukemias.
D) lymphomas.
E) blastomas.

Question 5

Jacob looked up and saw a car. This information was relayed to him via what type of tissue?

A) epithelial
B) connective
C) muscular
D) nervous
E) vascular

Question 6

Which of the following cells have the greatest probability of developing into cancer?

A) brain cells
B) neurons
C) epithelial cells
D) muscle cells
E) liver cells

Question 7

Which type of tissue covers body surfaces and lines body cavities?

A) epithelial tissue
B) connective tissue
C) muscular tissue
D) nervous tissue
E) vascular tissue

Question 8

Describe how you can tell the difference between simple squamous epithelium and simple cuboidal epithelium.

Question 9

There is no matrix in blood because it is a liquid.

Question 10

The three major components of connective tissue are

A) cells, ground substance, and carbohydrate fibers.
B) cells, fat, and protein fibers.
C) cells, ground substance, and protein fibers.
D) cells, ground substance, and enzymes.
E) ground substance, enzymes, and protein fibers.

Question 11

Specialized cells that work together to perform a common function are called

A) membranes.
B) organs.
C) tissues.
D) glands.
E) organisms.

Question 12

What protein provides flexibility and strength to connective tissues?

A) actin
B) collagen
C) keratin
D) fibrinogen
E) myosin

Question 13

List the functions of and the organs associated with the urinary system.

Question 14

Which type of epithelial tissue lines the air sacs and permits the exchange of gases?

A) squamous epithelium
B) columnar epithelium
C) pseudostratified columnar epithelium
D) cuboidal epithelium
E) stratified cuboidal epithelium

Question 15

What characteristic can be used to differentiate between bone and cartilage?

A) whether the matrix is solid or liquid
B) the presence or absence of cells
C) the flexibility of the matrix
D) the presence of fibers in the matrix
E) whether the tissue is fibrous or specialized connective

Question 16

Alison was looking at a tissue under a microscope. It had cells within lacunae, and the matrix was glassy-looking. What type of tissue was she looking at?

A) blood
B) bone
C) cartilage
D) adipose
E) areolar

Question 17

List and describe the three types of cartilage.

Question 18

What types of cells carry oxygen in the blood?

A) platelets
B) serum
C) plasma
D) white blood cells
E) red blood cells

Question 19

What are the two forms of fibrous connective tissue?

A) bone and blood
B) fibroblasts and matrix
C) hyaline cartilage and elastic cartilage
D) adipose and cartilage
E) loose fibrous and dense fibrous

Question 20

It is thought that President Abraham Lincoln suffered from a genetic disorder known as Marfan syndrome. Which types of fibers are affected in this disorder?

A) elastic fibers
B) reticular fibers
C) collagen fibers
D) hyaline fibers
E) ground fibers

Question 21

Lymph contains no cells.

Question 22

Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the body's

A) bile.
B) small intestine.
C) large intestine.
D) stomach.
E) blood.

Question 23

Gynecologists perform regular Pap smears for women. This procedure is important for early diagnosis and prevention of what type of cancer?

A) breast cancer
B) colon cancer
C) cervical cancer
D) pancreatic cancer
E) liver cancer

Question 24

Which type of neuroglia is found outside of the brain?

A) astrocytes
B) microglia
C) oligodendrocytes
D) Schwann cells
E) axons

Question 25

One of the dangers of smoking is that it disrupts the defensive system that utilizes ciliary action of what type of specialized epithelium?

A) pseudostratified epithelium
B) glandular epithelium
C) cuboidal epithelium
D) stratified epithelium
E) columnar epithelium

Question 26

What type of tissue receives sensory input, integrates data, and conducts impulses?

A) epithelial tissue
B) connective tissue
C) muscular tissue
D) nervous tissue
E) vascular tissue

Question 27

When you put your hand on a hot stove, ________ receive signals from sensory receptors or other neurons and ________ conduct nerve impulses.

A) astrocytes, oligodendrocytes
B) axons, dendrites
C) astrocytes, dendrites
D) dendrites, axons
E) dendrites, astrocytes

Question 28

Which two types of cells form myelin sheaths?

A) oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
B) microglia and astrocytes
C) astrocytes and oligodendrocytes
D) microglia and oligodendrocytes
E) Schwann cells and microglia

Question 29

While observing cardiac muscle under a microscope for the first time, Jennifer noticed lines running perpendicular to the direction of the muscle. These lines are called

A) perpendicular plates.
B) Volkmann canals.
C) Broca's area.
D) Haversian canals.
E) intercalated disks.

Question 30

What type of epithelial tissue is found in the urinary bladder and allows it to stretch?

A) pseudostratified epithelium
B) glandular epithelium
C) transitional epithelium
D) stratified epithelium
E) columnar epithelium

Question 31

Which types of blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen?

A) red blood cells
B) platelets
C) leukocytes
D) plasma
E) thrombocytes

Question 32

Schwann cells are a type of neuroglia located outside of the brain.

Question 33

Smooth muscle in the bladder contracts to send urine into the urethra.

Question 34

The best description of the two components of blood is

A) red blood cells and plasma.
B) platelets and plasma.
C) white blood cells and red blood cells.
D) formed elements and plasma.
E) formed elements and platelets.

Question 35

In turning a page of a book, you would mainly be using what type of tissue?

A) cardiac muscle
B) smooth muscle
C) skeletal muscle
D) adipose tissue
E) epithelial tissue

Question 36

The stripes in skeletal muscle are due to the presence of

A) multiple nuclei per cell.
B) actin and myosin filaments.
C) intercalated disks.
D) the branching of cells.
E) tendons connecting the muscle to bone.

Question 37

Which component of a neuron receives the signal from a sensory receptor?

A) dendrite
B) axon
C) cell body
D) nucleus
E) myelin sheath

Question 38

In epithelial tissues, what serves to anchor the epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue?

A) ependymal cells
B) plasma membrane
C) synovial membrane
D) basement membrane
E) transitional membrane

Question 39

The specialized cells in the nervous system that serve to conduct a signal are known as

A) neuroglia.
B) neurons.
C) dendrocytes.
D) astrocytes.
E) Schwann cells.

Question 40

Which component of blood would increase as a result of an infection?

A) platelets
B) erythrocytes
C) leukocytes
D) plasma
E) serum

Question 41

What cavities develop from the ventral cavity?

A) cranial and vertebral
B) thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
C) pelvic and abdominal
D) cranial and thoracic
E) cranial, vertebral, and thoracic

Question 42

Carla is having problems with infections. Which body system is failing?

A) immune system
B) integumentary system
C) cardiovascular system
D) urinary system
E) musculoskeletal system

Question 43

Which of the following body systems is located in only one cavity of the body?

A) urinary system
B) skeletal system
C) cardiovascular system
D) muscular system
E) immune system

Question 44

Stretch marks are the result of tears in the integumentary layer that contains fibrous connective tissue, elastin, and collagen. What is this region of the integumentary system called?

A) subcutaneous layer
B) Langerhans layer
C) epidermis
D) hypodermis
E) dermis

Question 45

The epithelial lining of the small intestine is modified for what function?

A) absorption
B) secretion
C) excretion
D) removing debris
E) protection

Question 46

Which layer of the skin is responsible for tanning?

A) epidermis
B) dermis
C) subcutaneous layer
D) keratin
E) hypodermis

Question 47

Which body cavity contains the small and large intestines?

A) abdominal cavity
B) dorsal cavity
C) cranial cavity
D) vertebral canal
E) pelvic cavity

Question 48

The cardiovascular system is limited to just the heart and the blood.

Question 49

Which of the following is responsible for the waterproofing of skin?

A) mucus
B) keratin
C) hyaline cartilage
D) sweat
E) wax

Question 50

Which type of gland can become blocked and form a "blackhead"?

A) sudoriferous
B) sweat
C) endocrine
D) sebaceous
E) compound

Question 51

Which of the following body parts is surrounded by a mucous membrane?

A) ovaries
B) heart
C) cavities of freely movable joints
D) tubes of the digestive system
E) abdominal cavity

Question 52

Which structures produce goosebumps?

A) arrector pili muscles
B) hair follicles
C) sebaceous glands
D) sudoriferous glands
E) cuticles

Question 53

Which of the following is not a function of the integumentary system?

A) protection from pathogen invasion
B) inhibition of water loss
C) regulation of body temperature
D) synthesis of vitamin D
E) production of white blood cells

Question 54

Which type of tissue makes up the epidermis?

A) stratified squamous epithelium
B) dense fibrous connective tissue
C) adipose tissue
D) elastic fibers
E) loose connective tissue

Question 55

Which systems help to adjust the blood's acid-base balance?

A) cardiovascular and muscular
B) cardiovascular and urinary
C) respiratory and urinary
D) respiratory and skeletal
E) muscular and skeletal

Question 56

________ glands are considered ductless glands, while ________ glands contain ducts.

A) Exocrine, endocrine
B) Transitional, exocrine
C) Transitional, endocrine
D) Endocrine, exocrine
E) Sudoriferous, transitional

Question 57

Which of the following is mismatched to its location in the skin?

A) fat- subcutaneous layer
B) sense organs- dermis
C) keratinization- epidermis
D) nerves/blood vessels- epidermis
E) hair follicles- dermis

Question 58

Skin accounts for nearly 15% of the weight of an average human.

Question 59

The pleurae would be found in which body system?

A) respiratory system
B) cardiovascular system
C) muscular system
D) urinary system
E) skeletal system

Question 60

Moving from the outside of the body, the first type of tissue encountered is epithelial tissue.

Question 61

If body temperature were controlled by a positive feedback mechanism, the body's temperature would continue to rise.

Question 62

Sweating is a physiological process that seeks to maintain

A) blood glucose levels.
B) blood volume.
C) urine levels.
D) blood pH.
E) body temperature.

Question 63

With a negative feedback mechanism, the value in question will vary around a set point.

Question 64

The body's ability to maintain a relative constancy of its internal environment is called

A) homeostasis.
B) development.
C) homogeneous.
D) coordination.
E) feedback.

Question 65

Only the nervous and endocrine systems are involved in homeostasis.

Question 66

What membrane is infected in meningitis?

A) lining of the brain and spinal cord
B) lining of the lungs
C) lining of the heart
D) lining of the digestive tract
E) lining of the reproductive tract

Question 67

Which of the following is not involved in body temperature homeostasis?

A) constriction or dilation of blood vessels
B) secretion by sweat glands
C) shivering
D) respiration rate
E) the hypothalamus