BIOLOGY 1104 CHECKUP 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
connective - Correct Answers -tissue type; bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, dermis
layer, and walls of blood vessels
nervous - Correct Answers -tissue type; nerves, brain, and spinal cord
epithelial - Correct Answers -tissue type; organ linings and epidermis
muscle - Correct Answers -tissue type; muscles
epidermis - Correct Answers -skin's outermost layer; thinnest on the eyelids; thickest on
the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
keratinocytes - Correct Answers -epithelial cells; produce keratin
melanocytes - Correct Answers -epithelial cells; produce melanin
skin - Correct Answers -largest and heaviest human organ
integumentary - Correct Answers -body system; skin, hair, and nails
melanin - Correct Answers -pigment; gives the skin, hair, and irises their color; prevents
ultraviolet rays from harming the skin
albino - Correct Answers -person with little or no pigment in the skin, hair, and irises
plasma - Correct Answers -liquid part of blood; clear, yellowish fluid; diffuses into
spaces between cells to become interstitial fluid
Skin provides .................... by covering the inner organs of the body to keep out dirt,
harmful ultraviolet radiation, and pahtogens. - Correct Answers -protection
Skin contains nerves that warn the body of injury or alert it to changes in pressure
and .................... . - Correct Answers -temperature
Fingernails and toenails protect the .................... ending of fingers and toes. - Correct
Answers -nerve
Skin helps .................... body temperature and helps balance the amount of sodium,
calcium, phosphorous, and water in the body. - Correct Answers -regulate
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
connective - Correct Answers -tissue type; bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, dermis
layer, and walls of blood vessels
nervous - Correct Answers -tissue type; nerves, brain, and spinal cord
epithelial - Correct Answers -tissue type; organ linings and epidermis
muscle - Correct Answers -tissue type; muscles
epidermis - Correct Answers -skin's outermost layer; thinnest on the eyelids; thickest on
the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
keratinocytes - Correct Answers -epithelial cells; produce keratin
melanocytes - Correct Answers -epithelial cells; produce melanin
skin - Correct Answers -largest and heaviest human organ
integumentary - Correct Answers -body system; skin, hair, and nails
melanin - Correct Answers -pigment; gives the skin, hair, and irises their color; prevents
ultraviolet rays from harming the skin
albino - Correct Answers -person with little or no pigment in the skin, hair, and irises
plasma - Correct Answers -liquid part of blood; clear, yellowish fluid; diffuses into
spaces between cells to become interstitial fluid
Skin provides .................... by covering the inner organs of the body to keep out dirt,
harmful ultraviolet radiation, and pahtogens. - Correct Answers -protection
Skin contains nerves that warn the body of injury or alert it to changes in pressure
and .................... . - Correct Answers -temperature
Fingernails and toenails protect the .................... ending of fingers and toes. - Correct
Answers -nerve
Skin helps .................... body temperature and helps balance the amount of sodium,
calcium, phosphorous, and water in the body. - Correct Answers -regulate
