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ANATOMY- SLCC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ANATOMY SLCC SALLOUM EXAMQUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
anatomy - Answer-The study of body structure
Physiology - Answer-The study of body function
microscopic anatomy - Answer-structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
gross anatomy - Answer-Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
regional anatomy - Answer-Specific regions of the body
surface anatomy - Answer-superficial and internal structures as they relate to their
location on the body surface
systemic anatomy - Answer-studies structures involved with a specific activity
parietal layer - Answer-lines the internal surface of the body wall
visceral layer - Answer-covers external surface of organs
right hypochondriac region - Answer-liver, right kidney, gallbladder, large/small intestine
right lumbar region - Answer-ascending colon, small intestine, right kidney
right illiac region - Answer-appendix, cecum, ascending colon, small intestine
left hypochondirac region - Answer-liver's tip, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen,
large/small intestine
right lumbar region - Answer-descending colon, small intestine, and right kidney
left illiac region - Answer-sigmoid colon, descending colon and small intestine
epigastric region - Answer-liver, stomach, spleen, duodenum, adrenal glands, pancreas
umbilical region - Answer-duodenum, small intestine and transverse colon
hypogastric region - Answer-bladder, sigmoid colon, small intestine and reproductive
organs
, tissue - Answer-A group of similar cells that perform the same function.
extracellular matrix - Answer-composed of ground substance and fibers
epithelial tissue - Answer-lines every body surface and all body cavities
cellularity - Answer-composed almost entirely of cells
polarity - Answer-epithelial cells have an apical surface and a basal surface
attachment - Answer-basal surface attaches to basement membrane
avascularity - Answer-no blood vessels
innervation - Answer-Epithelia are richly innervated to detect changes in environment
high regeneration capacity - Answer-Because the apical surface is constantly exposed
to the environment, epithelial cells are frequently damaged or die; they are replaced as
quickly as they are lost
characteristics of epithelial tissue - Answer-attachment, avascularity, innervation, high
regeneration capacity
functions of epithelial tissue - Answer-physical protection, selective permeability,
secretions, sensations
basement membrane - Answer-Cells at the base of an epithelial layer are attached to
this.
intercellular junctions - Answer-tight junctions, adhering junctions, desmosomes, gap
junctions
tight junctions - Answer-gatekeepers between external and internal environments.
adhering junctions - Answer-cement cells together
desmosomes - Answer-button or snap between adjacent cells
gap junctions - Answer-allows cells to communicate with each other by the flow of ions
and small molecules
keratin - Answer-hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails
endocrine gland - Answer-a ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the
bloodstream
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