FGCU A&P 1: Exam 1 Review Study Guide.
Negative feedback mechanism - answerreduces the intensity of the stimulus (ex:body
temperature and blood glucose levels)
Primary tissue types - answerepithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
How long does it take for keratinocytes to travel to surface and s...
Types of connective tissue - answer✔connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, and blood
How is connective tissue classified? - answer✔connective tissue is classified by its extracellular
matrix
What are skin appendages derivatives of? - answer✔the epidermis (hair, nails, sweat glands,
sebaceous glands)
Rule of nines - answer✔used to estimate fluid loss from 2nd and 3rd degree burns only
What is melanin responsible for? - answer✔skin color (ranges from yellow-black)
Cranial cavity - answer✔holds the brain
Serous membranes - answer✔lines closed body cavities
parietal serosa - answer✔lines the walls (farthest from organ)
visceral serosa - answer✔lines organs (closest to the organ)
Heart is located in what cavity? - answer✔thoracic cavity
Pipillary layer of the dermis - answer✔makes up 20% of the dermis
Reticular layer of the dermis - answer✔makes up 80% of dermis
What is the dermis made of? - answer✔connective tissue
Where is vitamin D produced? - answer✔the dermis
Gap junctions - answer✔cell to cell communication
Desmosomes - answer✔anchors cells
Tight junctions - answer✔prevents fluids from leaking through
Mitochondria - answer✔site of ATP production
Exocrine glands - answer✔secrete into ducts that are open to surface
Endocrine glands - answer✔(ductless) secrete straight into blood stream
Merocrine glands - answer✔secrete by exocytosis
Holocrine glands - answer✔secrete by rupturing (ex:sebaceous glands)
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