BIO 168 Exam Questions and Answers
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study of tissues - ✔✔Histology
covering or lining tissue - ✔✔epithelial tissue
primary tissue type "largest" in every organ of the body - ✔✔connective tissue
A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move. - ✔✔muscle tissue
responsible for coordinating or controlling the bodies activities - ✔✔nervous tissue
The removal of a small piece of tissue for examination - ✔✔biopsy
the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death - ✔✔autopsy
Found on lateral and basal surfaces of cells / form layer, cells bind together, and they
communicate - ✔✔cell connections
A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out / protects as a barrier
/ prevents water loss - ✔✔epithelial tissue
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, prevent cells from separating during contraction - ✔✔Desomosomes (anchoring
junctions)
prevent leakage of extracellular fluid across a layer of epithelial cells - ✔✔tight junctions
(communicating junctions) provide cytoplasmic channels between adjacent cells -
✔✔gap junctions
release of hormones, mucus, and enzymes - ✔✔Secreation
The transport of dissolved substances into cells. - ✔✔Absorption
release of waste / sweat or urine - ✔✔Excretion
single/multiple layer, cells attach tightly, apical "free", basal membrane, avascular,
rapid cell division - ✔✔characteristics of epithelial tissue
one layer - ✔✔simple
multiple layers - ✔✔stratified
touch one side to the other - ✔✔pseudostratified
cells are flat / scale like - ✔✔squamous
square like and are same width-height - ✔✔cubiodal
like a column and are more tall than wide - ✔✔columnar
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study of tissues - ✔✔Histology
covering or lining tissue - ✔✔epithelial tissue
primary tissue type "largest" in every organ of the body - ✔✔connective tissue
A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move. - ✔✔muscle tissue
responsible for coordinating or controlling the bodies activities - ✔✔nervous tissue
The removal of a small piece of tissue for examination - ✔✔biopsy
the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death - ✔✔autopsy
Found on lateral and basal surfaces of cells / form layer, cells bind together, and they
communicate - ✔✔cell connections
A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out / protects as a barrier
/ prevents water loss - ✔✔epithelial tissue
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, prevent cells from separating during contraction - ✔✔Desomosomes (anchoring
junctions)
prevent leakage of extracellular fluid across a layer of epithelial cells - ✔✔tight junctions
(communicating junctions) provide cytoplasmic channels between adjacent cells -
✔✔gap junctions
release of hormones, mucus, and enzymes - ✔✔Secreation
The transport of dissolved substances into cells. - ✔✔Absorption
release of waste / sweat or urine - ✔✔Excretion
single/multiple layer, cells attach tightly, apical "free", basal membrane, avascular,
rapid cell division - ✔✔characteristics of epithelial tissue
one layer - ✔✔simple
multiple layers - ✔✔stratified
touch one side to the other - ✔✔pseudostratified
cells are flat / scale like - ✔✔squamous
square like and are same width-height - ✔✔cubiodal
like a column and are more tall than wide - ✔✔columnar
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