Exam 1 Mastering A&P

The term pollex refers to the ________.

Which materials are exchanged between blood and cells, as depicted by the set of arrows labeled 5 in the figure?

Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains ________.

What is the function of serous fluid?

Scapular

lumbar

sacral

gluteal

olecranal

popliteal

sural

calcaneal

Which of the following is the proper description of the human body in the anatomical position?

Which of the following organs is least likely to be damaged in an automobile accident?

Function of Cardiovascular system

Function of Endocrine

Function of Lymphatic

Function of Immune System

A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific functions for the body is a(n) ________.

Work on feedback

Which of the following statements is correct? The heart is posterior to the spine. The heart is dorsal to the sternum. The sternum is dorsal to the spine. The sternum is posterior to the spine.

Function of Muscular

Function of Nervous

Function of Skeletal

Function of Integumentary

What is the role of the serous membranes covering some organs?

Which of the following statements regarding the umbilicus and the chin is true? The chin is caudal to the umbilicus. The umbilicus is superior to the chin. The umbilicus is medial to the chin. The umbilicus is caudal to the chin.

Brachial

Gluteal

Cephalic

Patellar

Thoracic

Which organ systems function as control systems, communicating with other cells and organs to regulate their activities?

A many-layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as ________.

A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be ________.

Which of the following is a modification of the simple columnar epithelium that allows for efficient absorption along portions of the digestive tract?

Which of the following structures would aid a cell in allowing more nutrients to be absorbed by the cell?

Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which epithelial tissue?

The first step in tissue repair involves ________.

Although his cholesterol levels were not high, Mr. Martinez read that cholesterol was bad for his health, so he eliminated all foods and food products containing this molecule. He later found that his cholesterol level dropped only 20%. Why did it not drop more?

A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells ________.

cutaneous membrane

mucous membranes

serous membranes

Which of the following does NOT characterize proteins? They have both functional and structural roles in the body. They may be denatured or coagulated by heat or acidity. They appear to be the molecular carriers of coded hereditary information. Their function depends on their three-dimensional shape.

Dehydration?

The fiber type that gives connective tissue great tensile strength is ________.

Which is true concerning muscle tissue? highly cellular and well vascularized is a single-celled tissue contains contractile units made of collagen cuboidal shape enhances function

The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength, which allows them to absorb shock, is because they possess ________.

Which of the following statements is the most correct regarding homeostatic imbalance? The internal environment is becoming more stable. Positive feedback mechanisms are overwhelmed. It is considered the cause of most diseases Negative feedback mechanisms are functioning normally.

Which cells are commonly found wedged between simple columnar epithelial cells?

Edema (swelling) occurs when ________.

The wall of the alveolus (air sac) in the lung is composed of which type of epithelium?

The proximal tubule of the nephron (kidney tubule) in the kidney is composed of which type of epithelium?

The epithelium of the esophagus is composed of which type of epithelial tissue?

Which part of the neuron (a specialized nerve cell) receives signals from other cells and is also the main metabolic region of the neuron?

Which of the three muscle cell types has multiple nuclei?

Which muscle cell type has visible striations but is not under voluntary control?

Crenation (shrinking) is likely to occur in blood cells immersed in ________.

Which of the following organelles is correctly paired with its function? lysosome: protein synthesis Golgi apparatus: produce energy for the cell mitochondrion: packaging proteins and lipids smooth endoplasmic reticulum: metabolism of lipids

In their resting state, all body cells exhibit a resting membrane potential; therefore, all cells are polarized.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about carbohydrates? Carbohydrates consist of monomers called simple sugars. Glycogen is a complex carbohydrate formed by dehydration synthesis of glucose molecules. Dietary glucose is primarily used to drive our metabolic pathways that produce energy. The chemical composition of carbohydrates includes two oxygens and one hydrogen for every carbon present.

A coronal section creates a superior and an inferior section.

During DNA replication, the covalent bonding of nucleotides into a new strand of DNA is performed by

Pseudostratified epithelia are well adapted to the digestive system because the cilia increase the surface area for absorption.

Babies with Tay-Sachs disease cannot be treated by injecting the missing enzyme into their blood because_________.

What is the correct order in which the components interact in a homeostatic control system

Which event must precede all others during tissue repair?

In a patient with severely burned skin, the damaged cells that have lost fluid cannot be properly rehydrated because_________.

After open heart surgery, the heart's pumping efficiency may be reduced because__________.

Phospholipids provide the specific functions of the plasma membrane.