UCONN PNB 2264 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025-2026
Homeostasis - Answers "Dynamic steady state" Narrow limits and fluctuations around the "set point"
% of Intracellular fluid in the body - Answers 67%
% of Extracellular fluid in the body - Answers Interstitial fluid (26%) Blood Plasma (7%)
The Four Tissue Types - Answers Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
Epithelial Tissue - Answers 1. Covers exposed surfaces
2. Lines internal passageways
3. Forms glands
Hydrogen and Oxygen combine via: - Answers Polar Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen's Importance to Life - Answers - Is a solvent
- It Ionizes to form Electrolytes
- Has a high heat capacity
- Lubrication
- Cushioning
What does Hydrolysis do? - Answers Reverses the steps of dehydration synthesis
Electrolytes - Answers - Hydrogen (H+)
- Sodium (Na+)
- Potassium (K+)
- Chlorine (Cl-)
- Magnesium (Mg2+)
- Calcium (Ca2+)
Functions of Epithelial Tissue - Answers - Protection
- Exchange
- Secretion
, - Absorption
Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue - Answers - Presence of CELL JUNCTIONS
- Polarity of the apical and basal surfaces
- Attachment of the Basal Lamina to the Basement Membrane
- Avascularity
- Regenerative
What is the purpose of the Basement Membrane? - Answers Attaches epithelial tissue to connective
tissue
Types of Intracellular Junctions: - Answers - Desmosomes
- Hemidesmosomes
- Tight Junctions: No space
- Gap Junctions: Space
Desmosomes - Answers Cell to CELL
Hemidesmosomes - Answers Cell to BASEMENT MEMBRANE
Epithelium by LAYERS - Answers - Simple
- Stratified
Epithelium by SHAPES - Answers - Squamos
- Cuboidal
- Columnar
Connective Tissue is made up of: - Answers - Cells
- Non-living extracellular matrix
Functions of Connective Tissue - Answers - Binding
- Support
- Protection
- Insulation
Connective Tissue consists of specialized cells: - Answers - Fibroblasts: Make fibers
Homeostasis - Answers "Dynamic steady state" Narrow limits and fluctuations around the "set point"
% of Intracellular fluid in the body - Answers 67%
% of Extracellular fluid in the body - Answers Interstitial fluid (26%) Blood Plasma (7%)
The Four Tissue Types - Answers Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
Epithelial Tissue - Answers 1. Covers exposed surfaces
2. Lines internal passageways
3. Forms glands
Hydrogen and Oxygen combine via: - Answers Polar Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen's Importance to Life - Answers - Is a solvent
- It Ionizes to form Electrolytes
- Has a high heat capacity
- Lubrication
- Cushioning
What does Hydrolysis do? - Answers Reverses the steps of dehydration synthesis
Electrolytes - Answers - Hydrogen (H+)
- Sodium (Na+)
- Potassium (K+)
- Chlorine (Cl-)
- Magnesium (Mg2+)
- Calcium (Ca2+)
Functions of Epithelial Tissue - Answers - Protection
- Exchange
- Secretion
, - Absorption
Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue - Answers - Presence of CELL JUNCTIONS
- Polarity of the apical and basal surfaces
- Attachment of the Basal Lamina to the Basement Membrane
- Avascularity
- Regenerative
What is the purpose of the Basement Membrane? - Answers Attaches epithelial tissue to connective
tissue
Types of Intracellular Junctions: - Answers - Desmosomes
- Hemidesmosomes
- Tight Junctions: No space
- Gap Junctions: Space
Desmosomes - Answers Cell to CELL
Hemidesmosomes - Answers Cell to BASEMENT MEMBRANE
Epithelium by LAYERS - Answers - Simple
- Stratified
Epithelium by SHAPES - Answers - Squamos
- Cuboidal
- Columnar
Connective Tissue is made up of: - Answers - Cells
- Non-living extracellular matrix
Functions of Connective Tissue - Answers - Binding
- Support
- Protection
- Insulation
Connective Tissue consists of specialized cells: - Answers - Fibroblasts: Make fibers
