Bios255 Comprehensive Exam Questions With
Correct Answers 100% Verified
Function of nervous system -CORRECT ANSWER-
-Control of body's internal environment to maintain 'homeostasis'
-Programming of spinal cord reflexes
-Memory and learning
-Voluntary control of movement
Positive & negative feedback -CORRECT ANSWER-
A positive feedback loop causes a self-amplifying cycle where a physiological change leads to
even greater change in the same direction.
A negative feedback loop is a process in which the body senses a change, and activates
mechanisms to reverse that change.
The name of the joint in the ankle -CORRECT ANSWER-
talocrural joint
characteristics of epithelial tissue -CORRECT ANSWER-
cellularity, polarity, attachment, vascularity, regeneration
Properties of synovial joints -CORRECT ANSWER-
*Hyaline cartilage, joint capsule, synovial membrane, synovial fluid, ligaments*
, -Involve movement between joints
The surface of the joint is covered by a fluid filled capsule.
-The synovial fluid is trapped under the synovial membrane and acts as a lubricant between the
bones.
-Cartilage at the ends of the bone acts as a cushion and shock absorber.
3 protein fibers in connective tissues -CORRECT ANSWER-
collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers.
chondroitin sulfate -CORRECT ANSWER-
provides support and adhesiveness in cartilage, bone, skin, and blood vessels
Sacrum— illium -CORRECT ANSWER-
answer
Keratin -CORRECT ANSWER-
A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair, skin, and nails
Sweat glands location and function -CORRECT ANSWER-
Eccrine glands: help to maintain homoeostasis, primarily by stabilizing body temperature.
Smaller glands and excretes on top of skin ((feet, forehead, cheeks)
Apocrine glands: continuously secrete a fatty sweat into the gland tubule. ((armpit, groin, nipple
area)
Correct Answers 100% Verified
Function of nervous system -CORRECT ANSWER-
-Control of body's internal environment to maintain 'homeostasis'
-Programming of spinal cord reflexes
-Memory and learning
-Voluntary control of movement
Positive & negative feedback -CORRECT ANSWER-
A positive feedback loop causes a self-amplifying cycle where a physiological change leads to
even greater change in the same direction.
A negative feedback loop is a process in which the body senses a change, and activates
mechanisms to reverse that change.
The name of the joint in the ankle -CORRECT ANSWER-
talocrural joint
characteristics of epithelial tissue -CORRECT ANSWER-
cellularity, polarity, attachment, vascularity, regeneration
Properties of synovial joints -CORRECT ANSWER-
*Hyaline cartilage, joint capsule, synovial membrane, synovial fluid, ligaments*
, -Involve movement between joints
The surface of the joint is covered by a fluid filled capsule.
-The synovial fluid is trapped under the synovial membrane and acts as a lubricant between the
bones.
-Cartilage at the ends of the bone acts as a cushion and shock absorber.
3 protein fibers in connective tissues -CORRECT ANSWER-
collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers.
chondroitin sulfate -CORRECT ANSWER-
provides support and adhesiveness in cartilage, bone, skin, and blood vessels
Sacrum— illium -CORRECT ANSWER-
answer
Keratin -CORRECT ANSWER-
A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair, skin, and nails
Sweat glands location and function -CORRECT ANSWER-
Eccrine glands: help to maintain homoeostasis, primarily by stabilizing body temperature.
Smaller glands and excretes on top of skin ((feet, forehead, cheeks)
Apocrine glands: continuously secrete a fatty sweat into the gland tubule. ((armpit, groin, nipple
area)
