Anatomy BIOL 348 Unit 1 UNLV Questions With Complete
Solutions
_____ articulates with the skull, ____ with the sacrum Correct
Answers C1
L5
________ canals are perpendicular to the central canal Correct
Answers Perforating
________ maintain matrix and detect mechanical stress on a
bone Correct Answers Osteocytes
_________ produce scar tissue Correct Answers fibroblasts
____________________ are mesenchymal stem cells in
endosteum and periosteum Correct Answers osteoprogenitor
cells
A mature coccyx consists of _______ fused coccygeal vertebrae
Correct Answers 3-5, but usually 4
A secondary oocyte leaving the follicle is in what phase Correct
Answers metaphase of meiosis II
Anatomy is the study of _______ while physiology is the study
of _______ Correct Answers Structure
Function
apocrine glands are ______ glands Correct Answers apocrine
and merocrine
,Are germ cells diploid or haploid Correct Answers haploid
Around what age do the ischium and pubis fuse Correct
Answers 4-8 years old
Around what age does the sacrum completely fuse Correct
Answers between puberty and ages 25-30
As the zygote divides, what alters the genetic activity of each
cells and facilitates the development of diverse cell lines
Correct Answers differing cytoplasmic compositions
At what age does the ilium fuse to the others Correct Answers
11-15 in females
14-17 in males
blood contributes to skin color because _________ is a red
pigment Correct Answers hemoglobin
Bones store calcium because calcium ions are vital to what other
body parts? Correct Answers membranes
neurons
muscle cells
Break down the bones in the vertebral column Correct Answers
7 cervical vertebrae 12 thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae,
5 sacral vertebrae, and the coccygeal vertebrae
Cell theory developed from whose research Correct Answers
Robert Hooke
,Cells of the _______ ________ surround the oocyte at ovulation
Correct Answers corona radiata
connective tissue arises from what germ layer Correct Answers
the mesoderm
Describe the nutrient artery and vein Correct Answers Supplies
the epiphyseal cartilage
A single pair of large vessels
Enters the diaphysis through the nutrient foramen
The femur has more than one pair
During fertilization, the sperm binds to receptors in the _____
_______ Correct Answers zona pellucida
explain adipose connective tissue Correct Answers contains
adipocytes (fat cells)
mesenchymal cells, which replace adipocytes
two types: white fat and brown fat
explain apocrine sweat glands Correct Answers found in
armpits, around nipples, groin, and anus
utilize merocrine secretion
secrete into hair folllicles after puberty.
breakdown causes odors
response to hormonal or nervous signals
explain areolar connective tissue Correct Answers scattered
fibroblasts, surrounds and protects, connects epithelia to deeper
tissues
, Papillary layer of dermis
Explain carotene Correct Answers orange-yellow pigment
nonpolar
converted to vitamin A, which maintains epithelia and serves as
photorecptor pigments
Explain ciliated simple columnar epithelium Correct Answers
allow for secretion, movement of material across surface
ex: uterine tube
explain connective tissue proper Correct Answers connect and
protect
loose connective tissue - more ground substance; areolar,
adipose, reticular
dense connective tissue - more fibers; regular, irregular, elastic
explain cutaneous membrane Correct Answers thick,
waterproof, dry
ex: skin
explain fluid connective tissue Correct Answers transport
watery matrix
blood and lymph
explain ground substance in extracellular matrix Correct
Answers liquid- water, electrolytes, etc
explain melanin Correct Answers yellow-brown or black
pigment
stored in vesicles called melanosomes
Solutions
_____ articulates with the skull, ____ with the sacrum Correct
Answers C1
L5
________ canals are perpendicular to the central canal Correct
Answers Perforating
________ maintain matrix and detect mechanical stress on a
bone Correct Answers Osteocytes
_________ produce scar tissue Correct Answers fibroblasts
____________________ are mesenchymal stem cells in
endosteum and periosteum Correct Answers osteoprogenitor
cells
A mature coccyx consists of _______ fused coccygeal vertebrae
Correct Answers 3-5, but usually 4
A secondary oocyte leaving the follicle is in what phase Correct
Answers metaphase of meiosis II
Anatomy is the study of _______ while physiology is the study
of _______ Correct Answers Structure
Function
apocrine glands are ______ glands Correct Answers apocrine
and merocrine
,Are germ cells diploid or haploid Correct Answers haploid
Around what age do the ischium and pubis fuse Correct
Answers 4-8 years old
Around what age does the sacrum completely fuse Correct
Answers between puberty and ages 25-30
As the zygote divides, what alters the genetic activity of each
cells and facilitates the development of diverse cell lines
Correct Answers differing cytoplasmic compositions
At what age does the ilium fuse to the others Correct Answers
11-15 in females
14-17 in males
blood contributes to skin color because _________ is a red
pigment Correct Answers hemoglobin
Bones store calcium because calcium ions are vital to what other
body parts? Correct Answers membranes
neurons
muscle cells
Break down the bones in the vertebral column Correct Answers
7 cervical vertebrae 12 thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae,
5 sacral vertebrae, and the coccygeal vertebrae
Cell theory developed from whose research Correct Answers
Robert Hooke
,Cells of the _______ ________ surround the oocyte at ovulation
Correct Answers corona radiata
connective tissue arises from what germ layer Correct Answers
the mesoderm
Describe the nutrient artery and vein Correct Answers Supplies
the epiphyseal cartilage
A single pair of large vessels
Enters the diaphysis through the nutrient foramen
The femur has more than one pair
During fertilization, the sperm binds to receptors in the _____
_______ Correct Answers zona pellucida
explain adipose connective tissue Correct Answers contains
adipocytes (fat cells)
mesenchymal cells, which replace adipocytes
two types: white fat and brown fat
explain apocrine sweat glands Correct Answers found in
armpits, around nipples, groin, and anus
utilize merocrine secretion
secrete into hair folllicles after puberty.
breakdown causes odors
response to hormonal or nervous signals
explain areolar connective tissue Correct Answers scattered
fibroblasts, surrounds and protects, connects epithelia to deeper
tissues
, Papillary layer of dermis
Explain carotene Correct Answers orange-yellow pigment
nonpolar
converted to vitamin A, which maintains epithelia and serves as
photorecptor pigments
Explain ciliated simple columnar epithelium Correct Answers
allow for secretion, movement of material across surface
ex: uterine tube
explain connective tissue proper Correct Answers connect and
protect
loose connective tissue - more ground substance; areolar,
adipose, reticular
dense connective tissue - more fibers; regular, irregular, elastic
explain cutaneous membrane Correct Answers thick,
waterproof, dry
ex: skin
explain fluid connective tissue Correct Answers transport
watery matrix
blood and lymph
explain ground substance in extracellular matrix Correct
Answers liquid- water, electrolytes, etc
explain melanin Correct Answers yellow-brown or black
pigment
stored in vesicles called melanosomes
