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Memmler-s The Human Body 14th Edition - Chapter 4 Tissues, Glands, and Membranes Exam Questions and Answers
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Memmler's The Human Body 14thEdition - Chapter 4: Tissues, Glands, and
Membranes Exam
Histology ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistudy iiof iitissues
Stem iiCell(s) ii- iiAnswers ii-Young, iiactively iidividing iicells iithat iigradually iidifferentiate
iiinto iivarious iimature iifunctioning iicells iithat iimake iiup iidifferent iibody iitissues
Embryonic ii(stem iicells) ii- iiAnswers ii-Type iiof iistem iicell iithat iiare iiactive iiduring
iidevelopment iiin iithe iiuterus, iiand iihave iithe iigreatest iipotential iifor iimultiplication.
Postnatal ii(stem iicells) ii- iiAnswers ii-Type iiof iistem iicell iithat iipersist iiafter iibirth.
Epithelial, iiConnective, iiMuscle, iiNervous ii- iiAnswers ii-Four iimain iitypes iiof iitissue.
Epithelial ii(definition) ii- iiAnswers ii-This iitype iiof iitissue iicovers iisurfaces, iilines iicavities,
iiand iiform iiglands.
Connective ii(definition) ii- iiAnswers ii-This iitype iiof iitissue iisupports iiand iiforms iithe
iiframework iiof iiall iiparts iiof iithe iibody.
Muscle ii(definition) ii- iiAnswers ii-This iitype iiof iitissue iicontracts iiand iiproduces
iimovement.
Nervous ii(definition) ii- iiAnswers ii-This iitype iiof iitissue iiconducts iinerve iiimpulses.
Membrane(s) ii- iiAnswers ii-Epithelial iiand iiconnective iitissue iioften iiform iisheets iiof
iitissues iithat iiline iiand iicover iiorgans iicalled ii____.
Epithelium ii(Epithelial iitissue) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iibarrier iithat iiseparates iithe iibody's
iirelatively iiconstant iiinternal iienvironment iifrom iithe iirapidly iichanging iiexternal
iienvironment.
Squamous, iiCuboidal, iiColumnar ii- iiAnswers ii-Three iimain iishapes iiof iiepithelial iicells.
Squamous ii(cell iishapes) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiflat iiand iiirregular iiepithelial iicell.
Cuboidal ii(cell iishapes) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iisquare iiepithelial iicell.
, Columnar ii(cell iishapes) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iilong iiand iinarrow iiepithelial iicell.
Simple ii(arrangement) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iicell iiarrangement iiwhere iithe iicells iiform iia iisingle
iilayer, iifunctioning iias iia iithin iibarrier iithrough iiwhich iimaterials iican iipass iifairly iieasily.
Stratified ii(arrangement) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iicell iiarrangement iiwhere iithe iicells iiform
iimultiple iilayers. iiThis iiarrangement iiis iifound iiin iiareas iisubject iito iiwear iiand iitear iithat
iirequire iiprotection.
Pseudostratified ii(arrangement) ii- iiAnswers ii-A iicell iiarrangement iiwhere iithe iicells
iiseem iito iiform iimultiple iilayers iibut iireally iiare iinot.
Transitional iiepithelium ii- iiAnswers ii-Tissue iicapable iiof iivarying iia iigreat iideal iiin iisize
iiand iishape iiand iireturn iito iiit's iioriginal iiform iionce iithe iitension iiis iirelaxed. ii(Think iiof
iithe iiurinary iibladder).
Gland ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiorgan iior iicell iispecialized iito iiproduce iia iisubstance iithat iiis iisent
iiout iito iiother iiparts iiof iithe iibody.
Exocrine iigland(s) ii- iiAnswers ii-These iiglands iiproduce iisecretions iithat iiare iicarried iiout
iiof iithe iibody. iiUsually iihave iiducts iior iitubes iito iicarry iitheir iisecretions iiaway iifrom iithe
iiglands.
Endocrine iigland(s) ii- iiAnswers ii-Glands iithat iisecrete iinot iithrough iiducts iibut iidirectly
iiinto iisurrounding iitissue iifluid. iiThese iisecretions iiare iiusually iiabsorbed iiinto iithe iiblood
iistream.
Hormone(s) ii- iiAnswers ii-Secretions iiof iithe iiendocrine iiglands iithat iihave iieffects iion
iispecific iitissues iior iitarget iitissues.
Goblet ii(cells) ii- iiAnswers ii-Single-celled iiexocrine iiglands iithat iisecrete iimucus.
Connective ii(tissue) ii- iiAnswers ii-Type iiof iitissue iithat iiis iithe iisupporting iifabric iifound
iieverywhere iiin iithe iibody.
Matrix ii- iiAnswers ii-Intracellular iibackground iimaterial iithat iicontains iivarying iiamounts
iiof iiwater, iiprotein iifibers, iiand iihard iiminerals.
Circulating, iiLoose, iiDense, iiCartilage, iiBone ii- iiAnswers ii-Five iiconnective iitissue
iitypes.
Circulating ii(connective iitissue) ii- iiAnswers ii-Connective iitissue iitype iithat iihas iia iifluid
iiconsistency; iiits iicells iiare iisuspended iiin iia iiliquid iimatrix iior iieither iiblood iior iilymph.
Loose ii(connective iitissue) ii- iiAnswers ii-Connective iitissue iitype iithat iihas iia iisoft
iiconsistency, iisimilar iito iijelly.
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