What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? - Answer Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal
reproductive organs be found? - Answer Pelvic cavity
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? - Answer Diaphragm
A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics: cells
found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no
blood vessels in the tissue.
What type of tissue is this? - Answer Epithelial
Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred to
as which of the following? - Answer Neuroglia
Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure
for the organs? - Answer Connective
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? - Answer
Cell
Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads? - Answer Meiosis
In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum
corneum? - Answer Heel of the foot
What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? - Answer
Eccrine glands
, Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by
participating in the production of which of the following? - Answer Vitamin D
Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? - Answer Support the
body, hemopoiesis, provide protection
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the
humerus.
What is he describing? - Answer Diaphysis
You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an
assemblage of needlelike structures.
What is the tissue? - Answer Spongy bone
The only moveable bone in the skull is? - Answer Mandible
Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body? - Answer Magnesium
Why are the skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles? - Answer They are
under conscious control.
All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over
______. - Answer Neurons
Motor or _____ neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS. - Answer
Efferent
Jeffery has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis, and it has affected the medulla
oblongata. The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may
be imminent. What functions of the medulla oblongata have warranted such a dire
prognosis? - Answer The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart
action, blood vessel diameter, and respiration.
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