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hesi a2 anatomy! Questions and Answers
parietal
Ans: covers an area around an organ
pleura
Ans: lungs
peritoneum
Ans: surrounds cavity around abdimonal cavity
-parietal & visceral peritoneums
lymphatic
Ans: IMMUNE SYSTEM
fights infections
rough ER
Ans: ribosomes located here
cytoplasm
Ans: ribosomes here
centrosome
Ans: helps with cell divison
hypertonic, isotonic, hyoptonic
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Ans: hypotonic- cells are filled with ions (K+, Na ions), water outside the
cells "hypotonic" cell wants to burst open
hypertonic- the cell is lacking ions/solutes, water outside the cell is
hypertonic, cell is shriveled/deprived
osmosis- water likes to diffuse to area of high concenetration, where the
solutes are
differentiation
Ans: cells become specialized to do something
cytokinesis
Ans: cytoplasmic divison
mitosis
Ans: nuclear division
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
cytokinsis
fibroblasts
Ans: produce fibers and collagen
skeletal muscles are controlled by the
Ans: somatic nervous system
smooth muscles are controlled by the
Ans: autonomic nervous system
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hesi a2 anatomy! Questions and Answers
parietal
Ans: covers an area around an organ
pleura
Ans: lungs
peritoneum
Ans: surrounds cavity around abdimonal cavity
-parietal & visceral peritoneums
lymphatic
Ans: IMMUNE SYSTEM
fights infections
rough ER
Ans: ribosomes located here
cytoplasm
Ans: ribosomes here
centrosome
Ans: helps with cell divison
hypertonic, isotonic, hyoptonic
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Ans: hypotonic- cells are filled with ions (K+, Na ions), water outside the
cells "hypotonic" cell wants to burst open
hypertonic- the cell is lacking ions/solutes, water outside the cell is
hypertonic, cell is shriveled/deprived
osmosis- water likes to diffuse to area of high concenetration, where the
solutes are
differentiation
Ans: cells become specialized to do something
cytokinesis
Ans: cytoplasmic divison
mitosis
Ans: nuclear division
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
cytokinsis
fibroblasts
Ans: produce fibers and collagen
skeletal muscles are controlled by the
Ans: somatic nervous system
smooth muscles are controlled by the
Ans: autonomic nervous system
© 2025 All rights reserved