ANA 109 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers.

ANA 109 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers

Tissues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a group of similar cells that have the
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same specialized function and embryonic origin
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organ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-structure with discrete boundaries that
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is composed of two or more tissue types
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histology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of tissues
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pathologists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physicians who specialize in the
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study of disease processes
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epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A body tissue that covers the
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surfaces of the body, inside and out
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connective tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A body tissue that provides
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support for the body and connects all of its parts
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, muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-produces the physical force for
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body movements |




nervous tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-detects and responds to
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changes in internal and external body conditions
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tight junctions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-form fluid-tight seals between
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cells


Desmosomes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anchoring junctions that prevent
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cells from being pulled apart
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gap junctions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-permit electrical and chemical
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signals to pass between cells
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apical surface - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-free surface exposed to the body
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exterior or the cavity of an internal organ
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basal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-opposite, deep surface that
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adheres to an extracellular material
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basement membrane - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-extracellular material
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that attaches the epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue
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