HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology
What is histology? - Answer-The study of tissues
What is a tissue? - Answer-A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
What are the fundamental tissues? - Answer-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
What is the function of epithelial cells? - Answer-Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal
organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? - Answer-Framework of the body. Provides support and
structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? - Answer-The neurons and connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - Answer-Ability to contract and shorten.
,What is muscle tissue classified as? - Answer-Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth &
cardiac)
What is meiosis? - Answer-The cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
What two layers compose the skin? - Answer-Epidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? - Answer-The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
What is the dermis? - Answer-The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve
endings, and the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? - Answer-Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
What does the protein pigment melanin protect against? - Answer-Radiation from the Sun
What is the dermis composed of? - Answer-Fibrous connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels,
sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? - Answer-ecrine & apocrine
What do ecrine sweat glands produce? - Answer-Sweat. Regulate body temperature.
, What do apocrine sweat glands produce? - Answer-Secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from cells,
attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
What do sebaceous glands secrete? - Answer-They secrete sebum through the hair follicles, which
lubricates the skin and prevents drying.
What secretion produces oil? - Answer-Holocrine secretion.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during adolescence? - Answer-Becoming clogged and attracting
bacteria.
What protein composes the hair and skin? - Answer-Keratin
What makes the body's framework? - Answer-Bone, cartilage, ligaments & joints.
What are the functions of the skeletal system? - Answer-Support, movement, blood cell formation,
protection of internal organs, detoxification, muscle attachment, mineral storage. *A MIME BATHED
SEALS SINGING "MY PONY"*
How are bones classified? - Answer-By shape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURS SING SALSA FOR INDIANS*
What is histology? - Answer-The study of tissues
What is a tissue? - Answer-A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
What are the fundamental tissues? - Answer-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
What is the function of epithelial cells? - Answer-Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal
organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? - Answer-Framework of the body. Provides support and
structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? - Answer-The neurons and connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - Answer-Ability to contract and shorten.
,What is muscle tissue classified as? - Answer-Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth &
cardiac)
What is meiosis? - Answer-The cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
What two layers compose the skin? - Answer-Epidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? - Answer-The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
What is the dermis? - Answer-The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve
endings, and the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? - Answer-Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
What does the protein pigment melanin protect against? - Answer-Radiation from the Sun
What is the dermis composed of? - Answer-Fibrous connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels,
sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? - Answer-ecrine & apocrine
What do ecrine sweat glands produce? - Answer-Sweat. Regulate body temperature.
, What do apocrine sweat glands produce? - Answer-Secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from cells,
attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
What do sebaceous glands secrete? - Answer-They secrete sebum through the hair follicles, which
lubricates the skin and prevents drying.
What secretion produces oil? - Answer-Holocrine secretion.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during adolescence? - Answer-Becoming clogged and attracting
bacteria.
What protein composes the hair and skin? - Answer-Keratin
What makes the body's framework? - Answer-Bone, cartilage, ligaments & joints.
What are the functions of the skeletal system? - Answer-Support, movement, blood cell formation,
protection of internal organs, detoxification, muscle attachment, mineral storage. *A MIME BATHED
SEALS SINGING "MY PONY"*
How are bones classified? - Answer-By shape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURS SING SALSA FOR INDIANS*
