Human anatomy exam queries and
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What do tissues consist of? - ANS✅✅similar cells that have a common function.
What is an organ? And what are they composed of? - ANS✅✅composed of 2 or more tissue types
that perform a specific function for the body.
What is an organ system? - ANS✅✅A group of organs that cooperate to accomplish a common
purpose.
Define responsiveness. - ANS✅✅ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment and then to
react to them.
What is metabolism regulated by? - ANS✅✅chiefly by hormones secreted by the glands of the
endocrine system.
What is a receptor? - ANS✅✅a type of sensor that monitors and responds to changes in the
environment.
What is a sagittal plane? - ANS✅✅a cut made along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the
body, dividing body into right and left parts.
What is a transverse plane? - ANS✅✅a cut made along the horizontal plane dividing the body or
organ into superior and inferior parts.
What is a frontal/coronal plane? - ANS✅✅a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the
body into anterior and posterior parts.
What does the dorsal body cavity consist of? - ANS✅✅the cranium and the spinal cord, which is
protected by the vertebrae.
What does the ventral body cavity consist of? - ANS✅✅thoracic cavity, diaphragm, abdominal
cavity, and the pelvic cavity.
, What are tight junctions and what do they do? - ANS✅✅impermeable junctions that bind cells
together into leakproof sheets that prevent substances from passing through the extracellular space
between cells.
What are lysosomes? - ANS✅✅membranous bags containing powerful digestive enzymes that
break down foreign and useless substances.
What are peroxisomes? - ANS✅✅membranous sacs containing powerful enzymes that detoxify
poisonous substances.
What is fibroblast? - ANS✅✅lies along the cable-like fibers it secretes and has an abundant
amount of rough ER and Golgi apparatus to make and secrete protein building blocks of these fibers.
What is epithelium for and what does it do? - ANS✅✅lining/covering and glandular tissue
forms the boundary between us and the
outside world.
What is the classification of simple epithelium? - ANS✅✅one thin layer of cells concerned with
absorption, secretion, and filtration.
What are the characteristics and functions of connective tissue? - ANS✅✅connects body parts and
is found everywhere in the body; well vascularized (good blood/nutrient supply); protects, supports,
and binds other tissue.
What are the functions of adipose tissue? - ANS✅✅insulates and protects the body from extreme
heat or cold.
What is fibrous tissue? - ANS✅✅forms tendons and ligaments and lower layer of skin. crowded
between collagen fibers are fiber forming cells that manufacture fibers.
What are desmosomes and what do they do? - ANS✅✅anchoring junctions that prevent cells
subjected to mechanical stress from being pulled apart.
answers graded A+
What do tissues consist of? - ANS✅✅similar cells that have a common function.
What is an organ? And what are they composed of? - ANS✅✅composed of 2 or more tissue types
that perform a specific function for the body.
What is an organ system? - ANS✅✅A group of organs that cooperate to accomplish a common
purpose.
Define responsiveness. - ANS✅✅ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment and then to
react to them.
What is metabolism regulated by? - ANS✅✅chiefly by hormones secreted by the glands of the
endocrine system.
What is a receptor? - ANS✅✅a type of sensor that monitors and responds to changes in the
environment.
What is a sagittal plane? - ANS✅✅a cut made along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the
body, dividing body into right and left parts.
What is a transverse plane? - ANS✅✅a cut made along the horizontal plane dividing the body or
organ into superior and inferior parts.
What is a frontal/coronal plane? - ANS✅✅a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the
body into anterior and posterior parts.
What does the dorsal body cavity consist of? - ANS✅✅the cranium and the spinal cord, which is
protected by the vertebrae.
What does the ventral body cavity consist of? - ANS✅✅thoracic cavity, diaphragm, abdominal
cavity, and the pelvic cavity.
, What are tight junctions and what do they do? - ANS✅✅impermeable junctions that bind cells
together into leakproof sheets that prevent substances from passing through the extracellular space
between cells.
What are lysosomes? - ANS✅✅membranous bags containing powerful digestive enzymes that
break down foreign and useless substances.
What are peroxisomes? - ANS✅✅membranous sacs containing powerful enzymes that detoxify
poisonous substances.
What is fibroblast? - ANS✅✅lies along the cable-like fibers it secretes and has an abundant
amount of rough ER and Golgi apparatus to make and secrete protein building blocks of these fibers.
What is epithelium for and what does it do? - ANS✅✅lining/covering and glandular tissue
forms the boundary between us and the
outside world.
What is the classification of simple epithelium? - ANS✅✅one thin layer of cells concerned with
absorption, secretion, and filtration.
What are the characteristics and functions of connective tissue? - ANS✅✅connects body parts and
is found everywhere in the body; well vascularized (good blood/nutrient supply); protects, supports,
and binds other tissue.
What are the functions of adipose tissue? - ANS✅✅insulates and protects the body from extreme
heat or cold.
What is fibrous tissue? - ANS✅✅forms tendons and ligaments and lower layer of skin. crowded
between collagen fibers are fiber forming cells that manufacture fibers.
What are desmosomes and what do they do? - ANS✅✅anchoring junctions that prevent cells
subjected to mechanical stress from being pulled apart.
