BIO 201 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
1. Collagenous fibers are very abundant in .: tendons,
ligaments,and the deeper portion of the skin
2. Which of the following is not a type of fibrous connective tissue?: areolartissue
3. An example of a highly vascular tissue is tissue. An
exampleof a tissue that is not highly vascular is .: areolar; cartilage
4. A bundle of muscle fibers is known as a .: fasicle
5. What is the purpose of the triad?: The triad allows for Ca 2+ release when amuscle fiber
is excited.
6. Where is dystrophin, the protein that is defective in muscular dystrophy, normally found?:
Between the outermost myofilaments and the sarcolemma of amuscle fiber
7. The protein that acts as a calcium receptor in skeletal muscle is
.: troponin
8. Cross bridges form between binding sites on actin myofilaments and
.: myosin heads
9. Bone-forming cells are called .: osteoblasts
10. In appositional bone growth, new bone is deposited around a .-
: blood vessel
11. In endochondral ossification, the precursor connective tissue is
, which is replaced by bone.: hyaline cartilage
12. Increased calcium ion permeability of the presynaptic terminal cell mem-brane is caused
by .: action potential
13. The hardness of bone comes from , whereas pro-vide(s)
some degree of flexibility.: hydroxyapatite and other minerals; proteins
14. The cortex of the long bone's diaphysis is made of .:
compactbone
15. The is a marginal zone of the epiphysial plate where, in chil- dren and
adolescents, bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage.: meta-physis
16. what tissue would be found in the lining in the lumen of the vagina?: strat-ified squamous
epithelium
17. which tissue would be lining in the lumen of the trachea?: pseudostratifiedcolumnar
ciliated epithelium
18. which cutaneous gland is labeled 1?: apocrine gland
, 19. which cutaneous gland is labeled 2?: merocrine gland
20. Which cutaneous glands is labeled 3?: Sebaceous gland
21. What is anatomy?: study of form
22. What is physiology?: Study of function
23. what is located in the cytoplasm?: Cytoskeleton, cytosol, organelles
24. What is active transport?: the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into
a region of higher concentration, assisted by enzymes and requiringATP
25. What is passive transport?: The movement of materials across the cell mem-brane without
using ATP, usually from high to low concentration
26. Define osmosis: diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membranefrom high to
low concentration
27. what happens to a blood cell in a hypertonic solution?: cell shrivels
28. what happens to a blood cell in a hypotonic solution?: absorbs water andswells
29. what happens to a blood cell in an isotonic solution?: no change in cell
30. What is phagocytosis?: "cell eating" engulfing large particles
31. What is pinocytosis?: "cell drinking" taking in droplets of ECF containingmolecules
useful in the cell
32. define Endocytosis: vesicular processes that bring material INTO cell
33. Define exocytosis: discharging material from cell
34. What is transcription?: the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA
35. What is translation?: genetic code from a strand of mRNA is decoded toproduce a
particular sequence of amino acids
36. what are the three steps of translation?: initiation, elongation, termination(inthat order)
37. what are the four steps of DNA replication?: unwinding, unzipping, buildingnew DNA
strands, repackaging(in that order)
38. what are the three subphases of interphase?: G1, S, G2(in that order)
39. What are the 5 subphases of mitosis?: prophase, metaphase, anaphase,telophase,
cytokinesis(first four are the main phases)
40. what are the four broad categories of tissues?: epithelial, connective, ner-vous, muscular
41. what tissue type covers the skin?: epithelial
42. what are the two types of connective tissue?: loose and dense
1. Collagenous fibers are very abundant in .: tendons,
ligaments,and the deeper portion of the skin
2. Which of the following is not a type of fibrous connective tissue?: areolartissue
3. An example of a highly vascular tissue is tissue. An
exampleof a tissue that is not highly vascular is .: areolar; cartilage
4. A bundle of muscle fibers is known as a .: fasicle
5. What is the purpose of the triad?: The triad allows for Ca 2+ release when amuscle fiber
is excited.
6. Where is dystrophin, the protein that is defective in muscular dystrophy, normally found?:
Between the outermost myofilaments and the sarcolemma of amuscle fiber
7. The protein that acts as a calcium receptor in skeletal muscle is
.: troponin
8. Cross bridges form between binding sites on actin myofilaments and
.: myosin heads
9. Bone-forming cells are called .: osteoblasts
10. In appositional bone growth, new bone is deposited around a .-
: blood vessel
11. In endochondral ossification, the precursor connective tissue is
, which is replaced by bone.: hyaline cartilage
12. Increased calcium ion permeability of the presynaptic terminal cell mem-brane is caused
by .: action potential
13. The hardness of bone comes from , whereas pro-vide(s)
some degree of flexibility.: hydroxyapatite and other minerals; proteins
14. The cortex of the long bone's diaphysis is made of .:
compactbone
15. The is a marginal zone of the epiphysial plate where, in chil- dren and
adolescents, bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage.: meta-physis
16. what tissue would be found in the lining in the lumen of the vagina?: strat-ified squamous
epithelium
17. which tissue would be lining in the lumen of the trachea?: pseudostratifiedcolumnar
ciliated epithelium
18. which cutaneous gland is labeled 1?: apocrine gland
, 19. which cutaneous gland is labeled 2?: merocrine gland
20. Which cutaneous glands is labeled 3?: Sebaceous gland
21. What is anatomy?: study of form
22. What is physiology?: Study of function
23. what is located in the cytoplasm?: Cytoskeleton, cytosol, organelles
24. What is active transport?: the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into
a region of higher concentration, assisted by enzymes and requiringATP
25. What is passive transport?: The movement of materials across the cell mem-brane without
using ATP, usually from high to low concentration
26. Define osmosis: diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membranefrom high to
low concentration
27. what happens to a blood cell in a hypertonic solution?: cell shrivels
28. what happens to a blood cell in a hypotonic solution?: absorbs water andswells
29. what happens to a blood cell in an isotonic solution?: no change in cell
30. What is phagocytosis?: "cell eating" engulfing large particles
31. What is pinocytosis?: "cell drinking" taking in droplets of ECF containingmolecules
useful in the cell
32. define Endocytosis: vesicular processes that bring material INTO cell
33. Define exocytosis: discharging material from cell
34. What is transcription?: the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA
35. What is translation?: genetic code from a strand of mRNA is decoded toproduce a
particular sequence of amino acids
36. what are the three steps of translation?: initiation, elongation, termination(inthat order)
37. what are the four steps of DNA replication?: unwinding, unzipping, buildingnew DNA
strands, repackaging(in that order)
38. what are the three subphases of interphase?: G1, S, G2(in that order)
39. What are the 5 subphases of mitosis?: prophase, metaphase, anaphase,telophase,
cytokinesis(first four are the main phases)
40. what are the four broad categories of tissues?: epithelial, connective, ner-vous, muscular
41. what tissue type covers the skin?: epithelial
42. what are the two types of connective tissue?: loose and dense
