BIO 210 TEST 2 REVIEW | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 BIO 210 TEST 2 REVIEW | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Tendons are mostly made of what connective tissue? Correct Answer: dense regular connective tissue Epithelial cells adapted for absorption usually have _______ at their free surfaces. Correct Answer: microvilli Which epithelial tissue lines the small intestine? Correct Answer: simple columnar Transitional epithelium is likely found lining what? Correct Answer: urinary system Which likely has pseudostratified columnar epithelium? Correct Answer: trachea Cells that are flat/thin are classified as ____________. Correct Answer: squamous 2 Glands that secrete hormones into internal fluids are ______ Correct Answer: endocrine glands The epithelium that forms the lining of the air sacs of the lungs is ______. Correct Answer: simple squamous Goblet cells produce ___________ secretions Correct Answer: mucus What is loose connective tissue? Correct Answer: adipose and areolar What cell makes protein fibers in connective tissue? Correct Answer: fibroblasts Blood is which type of tissue? Correct Answer: connective Cells that store fat are called Correct Answer: adipocytes The mitotic layer of the epidermis is the 3 Correct Answer: stratum basale Joe stepped on a tack that pierced the sole of his foot all the way to the dermis. How many epidermal layers were pierced? Correct Answer: 5 What protects the integument from UV light? Correct Answer: melanin The protein that allows skin to stretch and recoil is _____. Correct Answer: elastin Accessory structures of the skin include all, except Correct Answer: dermis ______ glands discharge an oily secretion into hair follicles. Correct Answer: sebaceous Which glands become active at puberty? Correct Answer: apocrine Lamellar granules provide Correct Answer: water resistance 4 Earwax is produced by Correct Answer: ceruminous The shaft of a hair is composed mostly of Correct Answer: dead epidermal cells As cells are pushed upward in the epidermis toward the surface, they ____________. Correct Answer: die The dermis is composed largely of Correct Answer: dense irregular connective tissue The epidermal layer that includes melanocytes cell bodies is the stratum Correct Answer: basale Which fiber is found in high amount in dense connective tissue? Correct Answer: collagen Which connective tissue cells produce collagen? Correct Answer: fibroblasts The 3 protein fiber types in connective tissue are 5 Correct Answer: collagen, reticular, elastic Connective tissue cells that engulf bacteria or debris are? Correct Answer: macrophages The most common type of cartilage in the body is what? Correct Answer: hyaline Histology is the study of Correct Answer: tissues Cartilage heals slow because it has little ____________. Correct Answer: vasculature This tissue always has a free top and an attached basal side Correct Answer: epithelial A basement membrane anchors Correct Answer: epithelial tissue to connective tissue A characteristic of connective tissue is that it Correct Answer: consists of much extracellular material 6 Functions of the integument? Correct Answer: protection, excretion, homeostasis What cells form the strata of the epidermis? Correct Answer: keratinocytes The most superficial epidermal strata is stratum _______. Correct Answer: corneum The epidermis is composed of Correct Answer: stratified squamous epithelium Blood vessels in ______ supply epidermis with nutrients. Correct Answer: dermis Melanocytes transfer melanin granules to Correct Answer: keratinocytes This epithelial strata is only found on the palms of the hands, finger tips, and soles of the feet. Correct Answer: lucidum Which sensory structure is found in stratum basale? 7 Correct Answer: merkel cells The hardness of epithelial cells in the finger nails comes from Correct Answer: collagen Eccrine sweat glands Correct Answer: are found on most of the body's surfaces Joints associated with high impact would have which cartilage Correct Answer: fibrocartilage