Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology 11th Edition (Latest
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Which plane separates the body into superior and inferior portions? Which plane separates the body
into anterior and posterior portions? (Figure 1-6)
A) transverse/horizontal; sagittal
B) sagittal; transverse/horizontal
C) frontal/coronal; sagittal
D) transverse/horizontal; frontal/coronal
E) frontal/coronal; transverse/horizontal
transverse/horizontal; frontal/coronal
If a personʹs body temperature gets too high, the body will respond by decreasing its temperature to
restore homeostasis. What are some of the bodyʹs homeostatic responses to decrease body
temperature? (Figure 1-9)
A) blood vessels constrict, sweating increases
B) blood vessels are not affected but sweating decreases
C) blood vessels dilate, sweating increases
D) shivering increases
E) sweating decreases, shivering increases
C) blood vessels dilate, sweating increases
Which statement about tissues is correct?
A) Tissues are always in the form of sheets of cells.
B) All the organs of an organ system are composed of a single tissue type.
C) A tissue is composed of a single type of cell.
D) An organ combines several different tissues.
E) Tissues are microscopic, and invisible to the naked eye.
An organ combines several different tissues.
Where is the tissue level of organization?
A) between cells and organs
B) between organelles and cells
C) between organs and organ systems
D) between atoms and molecules
E) between molecules and organelles
between cells and organs
The study of tissues is called
A) cytology.
,B) toxicology.
C) microbiology.
D) histology.
E) mycology.
histology.
Which one of the following is not one of the four main tissue categories?
A) muscle tissue
B) neural tissue
C) osseous tissue
D) connective tissue
E) epithelial tissue
osseous tissue
Which of the four basic tissue types form coverings or linings of organs? A) muscle tissue
B) epithelial tissue
C) protective tissue
D) neural tissue
E) connective tissue
epithelial tissue
Neural tissue
A) carries information from one part of the body to another.
B) can contract.
C) fills spaces in the body.
D) stores energy.
E) forms glands.
carries information from one part of the body to another.
Any substance that enters or leaves your body must cross
A) muscle tissue.
B) connective tissue.
C) secretory tissue.
D) neural tissue.
E) epithelial tissue.
epithelial tissue.
The tissue that always has an apical and a basal surface is ________ tissue. A) epithelial
B) connective
C) muscle
,D) basal
E) apical
epithelial
Characteristics of epithelia include all of the following except
A) attachment.
B) avascularity.
C) regeneration.
D) polarity.
E) extracellular matrix.
extracellular matrix.
Epithelial cells that line the small intestine transport nutrients into the body. Directional transport is
associated with the epithelial tissue property of
A) avascularity.
B) regeneration.
C) cellularity.
D) polarity.
E) attachment.
polarity.
Epithelial cells that are adapted for absorption usually have ________ at their free surface.
A) mitochondria
B) cilia
C) microvilli
D) junctional complexes
E) Golgi complexes
microvilli
Close examination of a healthy organ reveals a lining of several layers of cells. The layers do not
contain any blood vessels and one surface of the cells lines the cavity of the organ. This tissue is a type
of
A) epithelium.
B) muscle tissue.
C) connective tissue.
D) neural tissue.
E) fat tissue.
epithelium.
An epithelial cell can be divided into two functional regions. They are the ________ and the basal
surface.
, A) apical
B) pinnacle
C) topical
D) crest
E) apogeal
apical
The junction type that lets neighboring cells exchange small molecules is the
A) desmosome.
B) hemidesmosome.
C) gap junction.
D) tight junction.
E) zonula adherens.
gap junction.
A type of intercellular junction that stops materials from crossing an epithelium between cells is called
a(n)
A) tight junction.
B) gap junction.
C) intermediate junction.
D) desmosome.
E) hemidesmosome.
tight junction.
Dead skin cells are shed in thin sheets because they are held together by ʺspotsʺ of proteoglycan
reinforced by intermediate filaments. Such strong intercellular connections are called
A) gap junctions.
B) intermediate junctions.
C) tight junctions.
D) desmosomes.
E) junctional complexes.
desmosomes.
_______ are proteins that connect adjacent cells at a gap junction.
A) Bindins
B) Adhesions
C) Connexins
D) Attachons
E) Tieons
Connexins
In stratified epithelia adapted to resist mechanical forces, which of the following types of cell-to-cell
junctions are especially abundant?
A) tight junctions
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Which plane separates the body into superior and inferior portions? Which plane separates the body
into anterior and posterior portions? (Figure 1-6)
A) transverse/horizontal; sagittal
B) sagittal; transverse/horizontal
C) frontal/coronal; sagittal
D) transverse/horizontal; frontal/coronal
E) frontal/coronal; transverse/horizontal
transverse/horizontal; frontal/coronal
If a personʹs body temperature gets too high, the body will respond by decreasing its temperature to
restore homeostasis. What are some of the bodyʹs homeostatic responses to decrease body
temperature? (Figure 1-9)
A) blood vessels constrict, sweating increases
B) blood vessels are not affected but sweating decreases
C) blood vessels dilate, sweating increases
D) shivering increases
E) sweating decreases, shivering increases
C) blood vessels dilate, sweating increases
Which statement about tissues is correct?
A) Tissues are always in the form of sheets of cells.
B) All the organs of an organ system are composed of a single tissue type.
C) A tissue is composed of a single type of cell.
D) An organ combines several different tissues.
E) Tissues are microscopic, and invisible to the naked eye.
An organ combines several different tissues.
Where is the tissue level of organization?
A) between cells and organs
B) between organelles and cells
C) between organs and organ systems
D) between atoms and molecules
E) between molecules and organelles
between cells and organs
The study of tissues is called
A) cytology.
,B) toxicology.
C) microbiology.
D) histology.
E) mycology.
histology.
Which one of the following is not one of the four main tissue categories?
A) muscle tissue
B) neural tissue
C) osseous tissue
D) connective tissue
E) epithelial tissue
osseous tissue
Which of the four basic tissue types form coverings or linings of organs? A) muscle tissue
B) epithelial tissue
C) protective tissue
D) neural tissue
E) connective tissue
epithelial tissue
Neural tissue
A) carries information from one part of the body to another.
B) can contract.
C) fills spaces in the body.
D) stores energy.
E) forms glands.
carries information from one part of the body to another.
Any substance that enters or leaves your body must cross
A) muscle tissue.
B) connective tissue.
C) secretory tissue.
D) neural tissue.
E) epithelial tissue.
epithelial tissue.
The tissue that always has an apical and a basal surface is ________ tissue. A) epithelial
B) connective
C) muscle
,D) basal
E) apical
epithelial
Characteristics of epithelia include all of the following except
A) attachment.
B) avascularity.
C) regeneration.
D) polarity.
E) extracellular matrix.
extracellular matrix.
Epithelial cells that line the small intestine transport nutrients into the body. Directional transport is
associated with the epithelial tissue property of
A) avascularity.
B) regeneration.
C) cellularity.
D) polarity.
E) attachment.
polarity.
Epithelial cells that are adapted for absorption usually have ________ at their free surface.
A) mitochondria
B) cilia
C) microvilli
D) junctional complexes
E) Golgi complexes
microvilli
Close examination of a healthy organ reveals a lining of several layers of cells. The layers do not
contain any blood vessels and one surface of the cells lines the cavity of the organ. This tissue is a type
of
A) epithelium.
B) muscle tissue.
C) connective tissue.
D) neural tissue.
E) fat tissue.
epithelium.
An epithelial cell can be divided into two functional regions. They are the ________ and the basal
surface.
, A) apical
B) pinnacle
C) topical
D) crest
E) apogeal
apical
The junction type that lets neighboring cells exchange small molecules is the
A) desmosome.
B) hemidesmosome.
C) gap junction.
D) tight junction.
E) zonula adherens.
gap junction.
A type of intercellular junction that stops materials from crossing an epithelium between cells is called
a(n)
A) tight junction.
B) gap junction.
C) intermediate junction.
D) desmosome.
E) hemidesmosome.
tight junction.
Dead skin cells are shed in thin sheets because they are held together by ʺspotsʺ of proteoglycan
reinforced by intermediate filaments. Such strong intercellular connections are called
A) gap junctions.
B) intermediate junctions.
C) tight junctions.
D) desmosomes.
E) junctional complexes.
desmosomes.
_______ are proteins that connect adjacent cells at a gap junction.
A) Bindins
B) Adhesions
C) Connexins
D) Attachons
E) Tieons
Connexins
In stratified epithelia adapted to resist mechanical forces, which of the following types of cell-to-cell
junctions are especially abundant?
A) tight junctions
