Deck 25: Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Question 1

Which organ system is most directly responsible for gas exchange,including oxygen uptake?

A) endocrine
B) respiratory
C) skeletal
D) digestive
E) nervous

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which pairs of organs interact to control gas exchange?

A) lungs, brain
B) lungs, skin
C) brain, skin
D) skin, bones
E) lungs, kidneys

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Since the eye contains nerves,muscles,and blood cells,it should be called a(n)

A) organ.
B) tumor.
C) organ system.
D) tissue.
E) physiological unit.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which phrase defines smooth muscle?

A) used for slow, involuntary movements
B) used to move bones
C) beats the heart
D) shows striations
E) contains multi-nucleate cells

Question 5

If you had to select a pair of interacting organs to disconnect to alter thermoregulation,which would you choose?

A) brain, lungs
B) brain, skin
C) skin, bones
D) liver, lungs
E) skin, liver

Question 6

What is the function of cartilage?

A) flexible support
B) transport
C) fat storage
D) insulation
E) connect muscle to bone

Question 7

Instead of the interstitial fluid being a solution bathing the cells of the body it is

A) an extension of the external environment into the body
B) a solution, modified by multiple organs, which bathes cells in appropriate concentrations of salts
C) part of the blood
D) a product of the spleen
E) fluid which leaks out of cells and is continually reabsorbed

Question 8

Which pairs of organs interact to regulate body temperature?

A) lungs, brain
B) lungs, skin
C) brain, skin
D) skin, bones
E) lungs, kidneys

Question 9

Change one of the words in the following inappropriately matched pair for one of the answer choices.This should change should make for a pair of cell types from the same tissue: neuron,simple squamous epithelial cell.

A) fibroblast
B) Schwann cell
C) adipocyte
D) muscle cell
E) red blood cell

Question 10

Which organ system is most directly reponsible for the signals that lead to lactation?

A) endocrine
B) respiratory
C) skeletal
D) digestive
E) nervous

Question 11

The study of the function of all of the body's parts is

A) anatomy.
B) physiology.
C) pathology.
D) histology.
E) genetics.

Question 12

When given a skin biopsy sample from a person native to an area near the equator,you are not surprised to find abundant

A) melanin.
B) chondrocytes.
C) actin.
D) collagen.
E) fat.

Question 13

What would you call the cells which cause the contractions of the heart?

A) skeletal muscle cells
B) cardiac muscle cells
C) smooth muscle cells
D) fibroblasts
E) chondrocyte cells

Question 14

The study of an organism's structure is

A) physiology.
B) kinesiology.
C) endocrinology.
D) anatomy.
E) immunology.

Question 15

If you were given a sample of vertebrate tissue which turned out to be muscle,what tissue would you identify as the ultimate origin of the sample?

A) endoderm
B) ectoderm
C) lungs
D) bone
E) mesoderm

Question 16

If you examined a sample of cells and found that they worked together to provide a specific function,what would you call them?

A) a tissue
B) an organ
C) a tissue
D) a tumor
E) a functional group

Question 17

The study of an organism's structure is

A) physiology.
B) kinesiology.
C) endocrinology.
D) anatomy.
E) immunology.

Question 18

If a person were born with a mutation leading to their having no basement membrane in the skin,and they survived to adulthood,what might be a consequence?

A) The person's body could not produce hormones.
B) The person's body could not thermoregulate.
C) Bones would be shortened.
D) White blood cells would malfunction.
E) Nerves would not transmit impulses.

Question 19

What cells in nervous tissue carry electrical signals?

A) neurons
B) Schwann cells
C) myelins
D) neuroglia
E) synapses

Question 20

You are given a sample of epithelial tissue by a colleague and asked where it came from in the body of a rat.It has multiple layers of cells.They are flattened,and they sit over other layers of epithelial cells and a basement membrane.You are told that it is not part of the rat's skin.From where did it come?

A) a lining of a body opening
B) a gland
C) a blood vessel
D) an ovary
E) a bronchus

Question 21

Collagen and elastin are

A) fibrous protein secreted by fibroblasts.
B) carbohydrates inside cells.
C) enzymes secreted by fibroblasts.
D) enzymes attached to chondrocytes.
E) fibrous proteins that are abundant in muscle tissue.

Question 22

Protein filaments that function in muscular contraction are

A) keratin and actin.
B) myosin and collagen.
C) elastin and collagen.
D) actin and myosin.
E) elastin and keratin.

Question 23

The only type of connective tissue in which the cells do not secrete collagen is

A) bone.
B) blood.
C) cartilage.
D) adipose.
E) loose connective.

Question 24

You are given a piece of connective tissue which is white and firm.When chemically analyzed,it is found to contain high concentrations of minerals.What kind of connective tissue is this?

A) bone
B) cartilage
C) adipose
D) dense connective
E) blood

Question 25

Neuroglia cells that have lipid-rich cell membranes and form insulating sheaths of myelin are

A) adipocytes.
B) erythrocytes.
C) islets of Langerhans.
D) Schwann cells.
E) mucus cells.

Question 26

The tissue type that provides for communication among various cells is called

A) epithelial.
B) connective.
C) nervous.
D) muscle.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 27

A mutant animal which lacked mesoderm in its embryo would completely lack which adult material?

A) tendon
B) brain
C) spinal cord
D) lungs
E) digestive tract

Question 28

Movement is powered by contractions of the tissue called

A) epithelial.
B) connective.
C) muscle.
D) nervous.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 29

The type of epithelial tissue that forms a single layer of flattened cells is

A) stratified squamous.
B) simple cuboidal.
C) simple columnar.
D) simple squamous.
E) stratified columnar.

Question 30

The tissue type that functions in providing support,transport,and insulation is

A) epithelial.
B) connective.
C) nervous.
D) muscle.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 31

The different types of animal tissue include _____ tissue.

A) epithelial
B) connective
C) muscle
D) nervous
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 32

When given a tissue sample,you notice its red color,and tests show that it contains large amounts of oxygen along with cells suspended in fluid.What would you call this?

A) blood
B) bone
C) cartilage
D) dense connective
E) adipose

Question 33

The type of connective tissue which stores lipids is called

A) adipose.
B) bone.
C) cartilage.
D) dense connective.
E) blood.

Question 34

The primary function of muscle tissue is

A) contraction.
B) absorption.
C) secretion.
D) impulse transmission.
E) compression.

Question 35

What cell types would you expect to find in a sample of spinal tissue?

A) neurons and adipocytes
B) platelets and neuroglia
C) neurons and neuroglia
D) platelets and adipocytes
E) neurons and platelets

Question 36

The type of epithelial tissue that forms multiple layer of flattened cells is

A) stratified squamous.
B) simple squamous.
C) simple cuboidal.
D) simple columnar.
E) stratified columnar.

Question 37

The type of epithelial tissue that forms a single layer of elongated cells is

A) stratified cuboidal.
B) simple squamous.
C) stratified squamous.
D) stratified columnar.
E) simple columnar.

Question 38

The type of epithelial tissue that forms a single layer of cube-shaped cells is

A) simple squamous.
B) simple cuboidal.
C) stratified cuboidal.
D) simple columnar.
E) stratified columnar.

Question 39

The tissue type that functions in acting as a lining or covering of organs and absorption,gas diffusion,and secretion is

A) connective.
B) nervous.
C) muscle.
D) epithelial.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 40

The germ layer called the endoderm produces all of

A) the heart.
B) the nervous system.
C) the lining of the digestive tract.
D) bone.
E) muscles.

Question 41

Muscle tissue that is controlled involuntarily and has no striations is

A) smooth.
B) cardiac.
C) skeletal.
D) either skeletal or cardiac.
E) either cardiac or smooth.

Question 42

What kind of feedback can be seen exemplified in blood clotting?

A) negative feedback
B) positive feedback
C) endocrine feedback
D) nervous feedback
E) hormonal feedback

Question 43

If the temperature of the skin is too low or too high,this information is conveyed to an area of the brain called the

A) cerebellum.
B) hypothalamus.
C) cerebrum.
D) medulla oblongata.
E) spinal cord.

Question 44

What is the primary function of melanin?

A) to increase light absorption
B) to decrease water loss
C) to increase muscle strength
D) to absorb UV light
E) to increase synthesis of vitamins

Question 45

A type of gland that secretes an oily substance that softens and protects hair is a(n)_____ gland.

A) salivary
B) mammary
C) sweat
D) sebaceous
E) endocrine

Question 46

The systems that coordinate communication are

A) skeletal and muscular.
B) circulatory and respiratory.
C) nervous and endocrine.
D) digestive and circulatory.
E) urinary and immune.

Question 47

Cancers that arise in epithelial tissue are termed

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

Question 48

Which body tissue contains structures which are responsible for producing sweat?

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

Question 49

A traditional tattoo injects ink into the lower layers of the skin.Which of the following would be true of this tattoo?

A) It would be temporary because dermal cells are constantly replaced.
B) It would be temporary because epidermal cells are constantly replaced.
C) It would be permanent because dermal cells are not replaced.
D) It would be permanent because epidermal cells are not replaced.
E) It would be permanent because epidermal cells continually replace dermal cells.

Question 50

Thermoregulation by increased blood flow to the skin and by sweating involves which organ systems?

A) circulatory and muscular
B) muscular and integumentary
C) endocrine and muscular
D) circulatory and integumentary
E) endocrine and circulatory

Question 51

The simple cuboidal cells found in kidney tubules have which function?

A) allow exchange of substances by diffusion and osmosis
B) protect areas subject to abrasion
C) secrete and absorb substances
D) secrete hormones
E) secrete and propel mucus

Question 52

Turning up the temperature setting in a room that feels cold,causing a heater to turn on,is an example of the principle of

A) homeostasis.
B) positive feedback.
C) negative feedback.
D) directional control.

Question 53

You spray 50 bacterial spores on the surface of a naked mole rat.It does not become ill most likely because the spores were stopped by

A) white blood cells.
B) process of phagocytosis.
C) production of antibodies.
D) production of T lymphocytes.
E) intact skin.

Question 54

The systems that work together to protect the body are

A) nervous and endocrine.
B) skeletal and muscular.
C) digestive, respiratory, and circulatory.
D) integumentary, immune, and urinary.
E) reproductive and respiratory.

Question 55

You are examining a newly discovered songbird which can voluntarily turn its head through a very large angle.When you test one of these birds and examine tissue samples,you see that the muscles involved in this motion have many nuclei.You categorize this muscle as

A) cardiac.
B) skeletal.
C) smooth.
D) None of the answer choices are correct.

Question 56

Slowed nerve impulse transmission results from damage to

A) the myelin sheath.
B) leukocytes.
C) epithelial cells.
D) adipocytes.
E) chondrocytes.

Question 57

Melanin is produced in which of the following tissue types?

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

Question 58

The systems that support and move the body are

A) skeletal and muscular.
B) nervous and endocrine.
C) circulatory and respiratory.
D) digestive and circulatory.
E) urinary and immune.

Question 59

If excess sweating led to dehydration and too high concentrations of salts in the bloodstream,which of the following would occur?

A) The hypothalamus would signal the kidney to release more salt into the urine.
B) The hypothalamus would signal the kidney to absorb more salt from the urine.
C) Two answers are correct.
D) None of the answer choices are correct.
E) The liver would signal the kidney to release more salt from the urine

Question 60

The simple squamous cells found in the glomeruli of the kidney have which function?

A) secrete and propel mucus
B) secrete and absorb substances
C) protect areas subject to abrasion
D) secrete hormones
E) allow exchange of substances by diffusion and osmosis

Question 61

Both loose and dense connective tissue contain fibroblasts.

Question 62

If body temperature is too high,the hypothalamus stimulates blood vessels in the skin to constrict.

Question 63

The state of internal constancy maintained by living organisms is homeostasis.

Question 64

Why are reasons beyond protection from skin cancer better explanations for the selective advantage of producing melanin?

A) Skin cancer is not fatal.
B) Skin cancer does not affect vitamin levels.
C) Skin cancer does not affect reproductive success.
D) Skin cancer is not passed on to offspring.
E) Skin cancer is not caused by UV light.

Question 65

A tissue is defined as a group of interacting cells that provide a specific function.

Question 66

An organ is defined as consisting of two or more interacting tissues.

Question 67

At the same latitude,a person with dark skin would have which levels of folic acid and vitamin D relative to a person with light skin?

A) no difference in vitamin D or folic acid
B) an increase in both folic acid and vitamin D levels
C) a decreased level of folic acid and an increased level of vitamin D
D) a decrease in both folic acid and vitamin D levels
E) an increased level of folic acid and a decreased level of vitamin D

Question 68

Epithelial tissues never have a free surface exposed to a space inside the body.

Question 69

The most common way that living organisms maintain homeostasis is by negative feedback mechanisms.

Question 70

The most common way that living organisms maintain homeostasis is by positive feedback mechanisms.

Question 71

The type of cell that produces fine fibers of collagen in cartilage is an osteocyte.

Question 72

Cancer is a disease of the cell cycle.

Question 73

Damage to the myelin sheath of a neuron may slow or even stop nerve impulse transmission.

Question 74

UV light _____ folic acid.

A) increases the body's production of
B) destroys
C) contains
D) has no effect on
E) produces