BIOL 2401 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
MASTER STUDY PACK 2026 PREMIUM
SOLVED COMPENDIUM
◉ arrector pili muscle.
Answer: An involuntary muscle fiber attached to the underside &
base of the hair follicle; causes goosebumps
◉ sebaceous (oil) gland.
Answer: Secretes an oily substance called sebum that is made of fat
(lipids) and the debris of dead fat-producing cells
◉ hair root.
Answer: The part of the hair contained within the follicle, below the
surface of the skin.
◉ lamellar corpuscles.
Answer: deep pressure receptors in reticular layer
◉ tactile corpuscles.
Answer: small epidermal structures with nerve endings that are
sensitive to touch and pressure
,◉ free nerve endings.
Answer: nervous tissue that respond to pain and temperature
◉ pore.
Answer: An opening through which sweat reaches the surface of the
skin.
◉ artery.
Answer: A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
◉ vein.
Answer: A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
◉ five functions of the skeletal system.
Answer: support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell
formation
◉ 206.
Answer: How many bones are in the adult skeleton?
◉ compact bone.
, Answer: Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer
membrane of a bone
Example: outer layer of femur
◉ spongy (cancellous) bone.
Answer: mesh-like bone tissue containing marrow and fine
branching canals through which blood vessels run
Example: inner layer of humerus
◉ long bone.
Answer: longer than they are wide
ex. humerus
◉ irregular bone.
Answer: bone of complex shape; protects internal organs from
compressive forces
ex. vertebrae
MASTER STUDY PACK 2026 PREMIUM
SOLVED COMPENDIUM
◉ arrector pili muscle.
Answer: An involuntary muscle fiber attached to the underside &
base of the hair follicle; causes goosebumps
◉ sebaceous (oil) gland.
Answer: Secretes an oily substance called sebum that is made of fat
(lipids) and the debris of dead fat-producing cells
◉ hair root.
Answer: The part of the hair contained within the follicle, below the
surface of the skin.
◉ lamellar corpuscles.
Answer: deep pressure receptors in reticular layer
◉ tactile corpuscles.
Answer: small epidermal structures with nerve endings that are
sensitive to touch and pressure
,◉ free nerve endings.
Answer: nervous tissue that respond to pain and temperature
◉ pore.
Answer: An opening through which sweat reaches the surface of the
skin.
◉ artery.
Answer: A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
◉ vein.
Answer: A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
◉ five functions of the skeletal system.
Answer: support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell
formation
◉ 206.
Answer: How many bones are in the adult skeleton?
◉ compact bone.
, Answer: Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer
membrane of a bone
Example: outer layer of femur
◉ spongy (cancellous) bone.
Answer: mesh-like bone tissue containing marrow and fine
branching canals through which blood vessels run
Example: inner layer of humerus
◉ long bone.
Answer: longer than they are wide
ex. humerus
◉ irregular bone.
Answer: bone of complex shape; protects internal organs from
compressive forces
ex. vertebrae
