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Which of these is not considered connective tissue?
a) blood
b) muscle
c) cartilage
d) adipose
Answer: B) muscle
Which of these following is a skin sensory receptor for light touch?
a) Ruffini body
b) free blood cells
c) Meissner's corpuscle
d) hair follicles
Answer: C) Meissner's corpuscle
Which of the following is a single-cells layer of epithelium that forms the lining of
serous membranes?
a) simple cuboidal
b) simple columnar
c) pseudo-stratified columnar
d) simple squamous
Answer: D) simple squamous
Arteries, veins, and lymphatics keep clots from sticking as long as their
________is intact and healthy.
a) transitional epithelium
b) simple cuboidal epithelium
c) mesothelium
d) endothelium
Answer: D) endothelium
The single most important risk of skin cancer is ________.
a) overexposure to UV radiation
b) genetics
,c) race
d) use of farm chemicals
Answer: A) overexposure to UV radiation
An oblique cut is one that is cut ________.
a) vertically right and left
b) perpendicular to vertical and horizontal planes
c) horizontally and superior and inferior
d) diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes
Answer: D) diagonally between vertical and horizontal plan
the integumentary system is protected by the action of cells that arise from bone
marrow and migrate to the epidermis. Which of the following cells serve this
function?
a) cells found in the stratum spinosum
b) tactile cells
c) macrophages
d) keratinocytes, because they are so versatile
Answer: C) macrophages
Which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?
a) levator folliculi
b) arrector integument
c) arrector folliculi
d) arrector pili
Answer: D) arrector pili
A structure that is composed of two or more tissues would be a (n) ________.
a) organ
b) organ system
c) complex cell
d) complex tissue
Answer: A) organ
,Which term means toward or at the back of the body, behind?
a) distal
b) lateral
c) anterior
d) dorsal
Answer: D) dorsal
Histology would be best defined as a study of _______.
a) cells
d) the gross structures of the body
c) tissues
d) cell chemistry
Answer: C) Tissues
Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer.
a) squamous cell carcinomas arise from the stratum corneum
b) most tumor that arise on the skin are malignant
c) melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from
metastasizing
d) basal cell carcinomas are the least common but most malignant
Answer: C) melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly
The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart is
called ______ anatomy.
a) microscopic
b) systemic
c) developmental
d) gross
Answer: D) gross
The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength to
absorb shock is because they possess ______.
a) reticular fibers
b) hydroxyapatite crystals
, c) elastic fibers
d) collagen fibers
Answer: D) collagen fibers
The reason the hypodermis acts as a shock absorber is that _________.
a) it has no delicate nerve endings and can therefore absorb more shock
b) the major part of its makeup is adipose, which serves as an effective shock
absorber
c) the cells that make up the hypodermis secrete a protective mucus
d) it is located just below the epidermis and protects the dermis from sock
Answer: B) the major part of its makeup is adipose, which serves as an effective
shock absorber
Melanocytes and keratinocytes work together in protecting the skin from UV
damage when the keratinocytes
a) accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a UV-
blocking pigment layer
b) maintain the appropriate pH in order for the melanocyte to synthesize melanin
granules
c) provide the melanocyte with a protective shield against abrasion
d) maintain the appropriate temperature so the product of the melanocyte will not
denature
Answer: A) accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a
UV-blocking pigment layer
Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather
than through ducts are classified as _______.
a) sebaceous
b) ceruminous
c) exocrine
d) endocrine
Answer: D) endocrine
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium ciliated a variety _________.
a) lines most of the respiratory tract