Ap kasparian Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes? - provide the defense for the CNS Which of the choices below describes the ANS? - motor fibers that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called? - ependymal cells The sheath of Schwann is also called the ________. - neurilemma Bipolar neurons are commonly ________. - found in the retina of the ey...

Histology would be best defined as a study of - ANS Tissues The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you would say it is __________ anatomy - ANS Gross An increased rate of breathing as a result of an increased buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream would be best described as an example of ________ - ANS Excretion of metabolic waste Average body temperature is ________ degrees centigrade - ANS 37 If you co...

Monocyte - ANS B Lymphocyte - ANS D Eosinophil - ANS C Neutrophil - ANS A Most common white blood cell found in whole blood - ANS A Mount in immune response by direct cell attack or via antibodies - ANS D Kills parasitic worms - ANS C Becomes a macrophage - ANS B Main bacteria killer during acute infections - ANS A Nucleus has two lobes; contains granules of lysosomal enzymes; functions in...

Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer. - ANS Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing. ________ is an inherited condition that affects the heme pathway; it leaves the skin scarred and gums degenerated, and may have led to the folklore about vampires. - ANS Porphyria A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order? - ANS corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale The major regions o...

The primary source of RBCs in the adult human being is the bone marrow in the shafts of the long bones. - ANS false Leukemia refers to cancerous conditions of white blood cells. - ANS true The immediate response to blood vessel injury is clotting - ANS false The process of fibrinolysis disposes of bacteria when healing has occurred - ANS false The RBC "graveyard" is the liver. - ANS false Hemorrhagic anemias result from blood loss - A...

The patellar "knee jerk" reflex is an example of a(n) ________. - ANS stretch reflex The ________ nerve is not a branch of the trigeminal nerve. - ANS cervical Which of the following nerves does not arise from the brachial plexus? - ANS phrenic Which of the following is not an example of an exteroceptor? - ANS baroreceptor Which of the following is not a main level of neural integration in the somatosensory system? - ANS segmental The...

Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes? - ANS provide the defense for the CNS Which of the choices below describes the ANS? - ANS motor fibers that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called? - ANS ependymal cells The sheath of Schwann is also called the ________. - ANS neurilemma Bipolar neurons ar...

An amino acid may act as a proton acceptor or donor. Explain. - ANS Amino acids have two components: base group (proton acceptor) and an organic acid part (a proton donor). Name at least four things you know about enzymes. - ANS They are proteins They have specific binding sites for specific substrates. They lower the activation barrier for a specific reaction. The names end in "ase." They can be denatured. They can be used again and again In the compound H2CO3, wh...

Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer. - Answer️️Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing. ________ is an inherited condition that affects the heme pathway; it leaves the skin scarred and gums degenerated, and may have led to the folklore about vampires. - Answer️️Porphyria A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order? - Answer️️corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale The major regions of a h...

The patellar "knee jerk" reflex is an example of a(n) ________. - Answer️️stretch reflex The ________ nerve is not a branch of the trigeminal nerve. - Answer️️cervical Which of the following nerves does not arise from the brachial plexus? - Answer️️phrenic Which of the following is not an example of an exteroceptor? - Answer️️baroreceptor Which of the following is not a main level of neural integration in the somatosensory system? - Answer️️segmental The posterior si...