USABO-REVIEW QUESTIONSBANK WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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Insterstitial fluid - ACCURATE ANSWERS fluid located between cells and among tissues
Cuboidal epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS cube shaped epithelial cells that function in secretion, and are located in various endocrine glands
Simple columnar epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS lines intestines, secr...
USABO-REVIEW QUESTIONSBANK
USABO-REVIEW QUESTIONSBANK WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Insterstitial fluid - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ fluid located between cells and
among tissues
Cuboidal epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ cube shaped epithelial cells
that function in secretion, and are located in various endocrine glands
Simple columnar epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ lines intestines,
secretes digestive juices and absorbs nutrients, one cell thick
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
forms a mucous membrane in portions of the respiratory tract; contains cilia that
move the film of mucous
Stratified squamous epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ regenerates cells
rapidly at the basal lamina, located in areas of abrasion (anus, vagina, skin, linings
of esophagus)
,Simple squamous epithelium - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ thin and leaky,
located at sites of diffusion (alveoli and blood vessels)
Basal lamina - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a mat of extracellular matrix that
separates an organ from epithelial tissue
Lumen - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ cavity, external area around organ
Loose connective tissue - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ connects organs/tissues to
epithelium
Cartilage - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ connective tissue that is sturdy, but softer
and more flexible than bone
Chondroitin sulfate - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a rubbery matrix made of a
protein-carbohydrate complex located in cartilage
Chondrocytes - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ cells in cartilage that secrete
collagen chondroitin sulfate
Fibrous connective tissue - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ includes tendons and
ligaments, made of fibers in parallel bundles, which maximize non-elastic strength
Adipose tissue - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ tissue that protects, insulates, and
cushions the body, holds fat in adipose cells which contain fat droplets that can
grow and shrink
,Bone - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ mineralized connective tissue; contain a
matrix of bone with which calcium, magnesium, and phosphate ions combine to
form a mineral
Osteoblasts - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ secretes matrix of collagen in bone
Osteons - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ repeating units inside bone, contain
concentric layers of mineralized collagen wrapped around blood vessels and nerves
Fibroblasts - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ cells of connective tissue that secrete
the protein ingredients
Macrophages - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ engulf foreign particles and debris
through phagocytosis
Collagenous fibers - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ made of collagen, nonelastic
and do not tear easily
Reticular fibers - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ made of collagen, joins connective
tissue to adjacent tissues, continuous with collagenous fibers
Elastic fibers - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ made of elastin, easily stretched but
bounce back to original shape
Sarcomeres - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ repeating units in muscles
Glial cells or glia - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ located in nervous tissue;
nourish, insulate, and replenish neurons
, Regulator - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ manages internal conditions to combat
changes caused by external conditions
Conformer - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ allows internal conditions to conform to
external conditions
Normal range (of a variable - homeostasis) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ range
for which action is taken to maintain homeostasis
Acclimatization - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ when an animal changes certain
aspects of its metabolism, behavior, etc. To temporarily conform to changing
external conditions
Endothermic (animal) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ maintain the temperature
inside the body through their internal metabolism
Ectothermic (animal) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ gain their heat from external
sources, do not perform internal mechanisms to maintain temperature
Poikilotherm - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ animal whose body temperature
varies with its environment
Homeotherm - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ animal whose body temperature does
not vary with its environment
Radiation - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ emission of heat in the form of
electromagnetic waves
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