BIOS 214 EXAM 1 WOODMAN QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Cells of the small intestine and kidney tubule have a "brush border" composed of
______, which are cell extensions that increase surface area. - Answers - microvilli
The perichondrium is a layer of fibroconnective tissue surrounding - Answers - most
cartilage
The internal lining of the esophagus and adult vagina is - Answers - stratified squamous
epithelium
Tendons and ligaments consist primarily of the protein - Answers - collagen
What tissue type forms the stroma of organs such as the spleen and thymus? - Answers
- reticular tissue
Which of the following is not one of the four primary classes of tissue? - Answers -
cartilagenous tissue
What tissue type is found in the serous membranes that form the surface of the
stomach and intestines? - Answers - simple squamous epithelium
A tissue specialized for energy storage and thermal insulation is - Answers - adipose
tissue
Which type of intercellular connection facilitates passage of electrical signals between
cardiocytes that enables a coordinated heart beat? - Answers - gap junctions
Study of the microscopic structure of tissues and organs is called - Answers - histology
The term "tubuloalveolar" is used to describe - Answers - an exocrine gland
A common example of a unicellular gland is - Answers - a goblet cell
The type of hair covering the fetus is - Answers - lanugo
The most external layer of a hair shaft is - Answers - the cuticle
What is a desirable (and healthful) result of exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun? -
Answers - increased production of Vitamin D
Which cutaneous glands develop as outgrowths of hair follicles? - Answers - sebaceous
and apocrine glands
, What occurs in the stratum granulosum? - Answers - keratinocytes undergo apoptosis
A second-degree burn - Answers - involves epidermis and part of the dermis and may
produce blisters
The dermal papilla of a hair is found in its - Answers - bulb
Which of the following is not a function of the skin? - Answers - synthesis of vitamin C
The reticular layer of the dermis consists of which kind of tissue? - Answers - dense
irregular connective tissue
When cats fight, their fur rises through the action of - Answers - arrector pili muscles
The epidermis differs from the inner lining of the esophagus in that the epidermis -
Answers - is cornified/keratinized
The synthesis of _______ depends on the penetration of ultraviolet light through the
epidermis. - Answers - vitamin D
In thin skin, the _____ is not visible. - Answers - stratum lucidum
The _____ forms by endochondral ossification. - Answers - humerus
Which bone houses the middle and inner ear? - Answers - temporal
The foramen ovale is found in which bone? - Answers - the spenoid
Which bone in adults would produce blood cells? - Answers - sternum (flat bones)
The sphenoid has all of the following features except - Answers - a pterygoid canal
The vestibulocochlear nerve passes through which of the following openings? -
Answers - internal acoustic meatus/canal
Which of the following is not a facial bone? - Answers - the ethmoid bone
Which bone does not contribute to the formation of the eye orbit? - Answers - temporal
Most bones develop from - Answers - hyaline cartilage
The lacunae of bone contain - Answers - osteocytes
In the development of the skeleton,what typically occurs at the ages of 18 to 25? -
Answers - the epiphyseal plates fuse
ANSWERS
Cells of the small intestine and kidney tubule have a "brush border" composed of
______, which are cell extensions that increase surface area. - Answers - microvilli
The perichondrium is a layer of fibroconnective tissue surrounding - Answers - most
cartilage
The internal lining of the esophagus and adult vagina is - Answers - stratified squamous
epithelium
Tendons and ligaments consist primarily of the protein - Answers - collagen
What tissue type forms the stroma of organs such as the spleen and thymus? - Answers
- reticular tissue
Which of the following is not one of the four primary classes of tissue? - Answers -
cartilagenous tissue
What tissue type is found in the serous membranes that form the surface of the
stomach and intestines? - Answers - simple squamous epithelium
A tissue specialized for energy storage and thermal insulation is - Answers - adipose
tissue
Which type of intercellular connection facilitates passage of electrical signals between
cardiocytes that enables a coordinated heart beat? - Answers - gap junctions
Study of the microscopic structure of tissues and organs is called - Answers - histology
The term "tubuloalveolar" is used to describe - Answers - an exocrine gland
A common example of a unicellular gland is - Answers - a goblet cell
The type of hair covering the fetus is - Answers - lanugo
The most external layer of a hair shaft is - Answers - the cuticle
What is a desirable (and healthful) result of exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun? -
Answers - increased production of Vitamin D
Which cutaneous glands develop as outgrowths of hair follicles? - Answers - sebaceous
and apocrine glands
, What occurs in the stratum granulosum? - Answers - keratinocytes undergo apoptosis
A second-degree burn - Answers - involves epidermis and part of the dermis and may
produce blisters
The dermal papilla of a hair is found in its - Answers - bulb
Which of the following is not a function of the skin? - Answers - synthesis of vitamin C
The reticular layer of the dermis consists of which kind of tissue? - Answers - dense
irregular connective tissue
When cats fight, their fur rises through the action of - Answers - arrector pili muscles
The epidermis differs from the inner lining of the esophagus in that the epidermis -
Answers - is cornified/keratinized
The synthesis of _______ depends on the penetration of ultraviolet light through the
epidermis. - Answers - vitamin D
In thin skin, the _____ is not visible. - Answers - stratum lucidum
The _____ forms by endochondral ossification. - Answers - humerus
Which bone houses the middle and inner ear? - Answers - temporal
The foramen ovale is found in which bone? - Answers - the spenoid
Which bone in adults would produce blood cells? - Answers - sternum (flat bones)
The sphenoid has all of the following features except - Answers - a pterygoid canal
The vestibulocochlear nerve passes through which of the following openings? -
Answers - internal acoustic meatus/canal
Which of the following is not a facial bone? - Answers - the ethmoid bone
Which bone does not contribute to the formation of the eye orbit? - Answers - temporal
Most bones develop from - Answers - hyaline cartilage
The lacunae of bone contain - Answers - osteocytes
In the development of the skeleton,what typically occurs at the ages of 18 to 25? -
Answers - the epiphyseal plates fuse
