Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
61 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Where can simple squamous epithelium be found?
|
lining blood vessels
|
|
what provides strength in many directions?
|
dense irregular connective tissue
|
|
What chromosomal structure limits the number of cell divisions of a cell?
|
telomere
|
|
What loose connective tissue allows the skin to move easily over the underlying muscles?
|
hypodermis
|
|
What fiber type is NOT present in connective tissue?
|
basal fibers
|
|
what is the skin layer underneath the stratum germinativum?
|
papillary
|
|
What adhesion is required for cell-to-cell communication?
|
gap junctions
|
|
what membrane type lines the ventral cavity of the body?
|
serous membrane
|
|
Within this cell division process replace more superficial cells which eventually die and fall off.
|
germinativum
|
|
What instrument is essential to the study of histology?
|
microscope
|
|
what tissue always has an apical surface?
|
eptithelium
|
|
what is the tissue that covers cartilage?
|
perichondrium
|
|
Epithelial cells with important transport functions such as absorption and secretion often bear what on their free surfaces?
|
microvilli
|
|
what is the skin layer that contains areolar connective tissue?
|
hypodermal
|
|
What are the two types of striated muscle tissue?
|
skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle
|
|
What two layers is the dermis composed of?
|
papillary layer and reticular layer
|
|
The urinary bladder is lined by?
|
transitional epithelium
|
|
what is the mitosis stage in a cell's life in which the cell performs its normal functions?
|
interphase
|
|
In order, what are the stages of Mitosis?
|
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
|
|
During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA duplication, or replication, take place?
|
interphase
|
|
When a double helix of DNA is replicated, two complete helices are formed. Together, these helices are called
|
sister chromatids
|
|
During which phase of mitosis do sister chromatids line up at the center of the cell?
|
metaphase
|
|
During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids move apart?
|
anaphase
|
|
During which phase of mitosis do nuclear envelopes and the nucleoli reappear?
|
telophase
|
|
During which phase of mitosis do nuclear envelopes and the nucleoli disappear?
|
prophase
|
|
What is the name of the process by which the cytoplasm divides in two?
|
cytokinesis
|
|
What membrane type lines joint capsules?
|
synovial
|
|
What is not a property of neuroglia?
|
They do not conduct electrical impules
|
|
Many types of epithelial cells perform what function?
|
secretion
|
|
The cells of stratum corneum were initially produced in what?
|
stratum germinativum
|
|
Cerumen is produced by glands located where?
|
ear canal
|
|
What type of gland lubricates the hair shaft?
|
sebaceaous gland
|
|
unlike normal cells, cancer cells are never what?
|
benign
|
|
Merocrine glands are most abundant in what?
|
hands
|
|
Which of the following builds new strands of DNA?
|
DNA polymerase
|
|
Which statement best describes strand characteristics as it relates to DNA replication?
|
The leading strand is built continuously, and the lagging strand is built in pieces
|
|
During DNA replication, which nucleotide will bind to an A nucleotide in the original or parental DNA strand?
|
T
|
|
Which protein joins together the Okazaki fragments of DNA in the lagging strand?
|
DNA ligase
|
|
What adds nucleotides to the lagging strand?
|
DNA ligase
|
|
The epidermis recieves blood from what?
|
dermal arteries called papillary plexus
|
|
What muscle likes microscopic striations?
|
smooth
|
|
what cells produce the fibers found within the reticular layer of the dermis?
|
fibroblasts
|
|
Which cell is present in many connective tissues that can differentiate into different types of cells?
|
mesenchymal
|
|
What is the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity?
|
pleura
|
|
In mitosis, daughter chromosomes seperate from chromatids during which phase?
|
anaphase
|
|
Which layer of skin is responsible for the strength of the skin?
|
reticular
|
|
What structures do you find within the hypodermis?
|
fat and cutaneous plexus
|
|
During which phase does chromatin condense and become chromosomes?
|
prophase
|
|
During which phase does DNA replication occur?
|
synthesis
|
|
Which lists, in correct order, the phases of interphase?
|
G1, S, and G2
|
|
Which enzyme works simultaneously along both DNA strands to synthesize complementary strands of DNA?
|
DNA polymerase
|
|
What is an alternate term for tumor?
|
neoplasm
|
|
What epidermal layer consists almost entirely of keratin?
|
stratum corneum
|
|
The nail bed is covered by what?
|
nail body
|
|
The process of skin repair after injury begins with what?
|
formation of the blood clot
|
|
What stops materials from moving between cells across an epithelium?
|
occluding junction
|
|
What glands help cool the body?
|
merocrine sweat glands
|
|
What carries information electrically from one part of the body to another?
|
Axons
|
|
What gland secretes sweat into the hair follicle?
|
apocrine
|
|
Bone is also called what?
|
osseous tissue
|
|
What do cancer cells exhibit?
|
metastasis
|