6531 Final Deck 1 / Revised Questions and Answers / Sure A+

6531 Final Deck 1 / Revised Questions and Answers / Sure A+ A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics: cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What type of tissue is this? - ✔✔Epithelial All action s of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the following? - ✔✔Neurons All the nutrients that enter the hepatic portal vein are routed where for decontamination? - ✔✔Liver Bile is secreted into which organ? - ✔✔smal l intestine During pregnancy, what organ produces the hormones that maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production? - ✔✔Placenta Going from superior to inferior, the sequence of the vertebral column is: - ✔✔cervical, thoracic, lumba r, sacral, and coccyx How does the trachea remain open like a hollow tube? - ✔✔Supporting cartilaginous rings keep it open If an impulse is traveling from a sense receptor toward the spinal cord, it is traveling along what type of neuron? - ✔✔Sensory neu ron If you wanted to separate the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity, which plan would you use? - ✔✔transverse In men, spermatozoa develop within the _______ of each testis. - ✔✔Seminiferous tubules In order for inhalation to occur, what must hap pen? - ✔✔Contraction of the diaphragm, which enlarges the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum? - ✔✔Heel of the foot In which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? - ✔✔Pelvic cavity Jeff has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis, and it has affected the medulla oblongata. The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may be imminent. What fun ctions of the medulla oblongata have warrated such a dire prognosis? - ✔✔The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter, and respiration Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood does which of the following? - ✔✔It is converted to bicarbonate ions by carbonic anhydrase within red blood cells Motor or ______ neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS. - ✔✔Efferent Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as whi ch of the following? - ✔✔Neuroglia Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following? - ✔✔Vitamin D Testicular activity is under the control of which hormone(s)? - ✔✔Both FS H and LH The epidermis is classified as a(n): - ✔✔organ The heart has an intrinsic beat that is initiated by which of the following? - ✔✔Sinoatrial node The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus. What area is he describing? - ✔✔Diaphysis The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus. What is he describing? - ✔✔Diaphysis