Ap exam kasparian - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes? - provide the defense for the CNS Which of the choices below describes the ANS? - motor fibers that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called? - ependymal cells The sheath of Schwann is also called the ________. - neurilemma Bipolar neurons are commonly ________. - found in the retina of the ey...

UNT A&P Kasparian Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer. - ANSWER-Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing. ________ is an inherited condition that affects the heme pathway; it leaves the skin scarred and gums degenerated, and may have led to the folklore about vampires. - ANSWER-Porphyria A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order? - ANSWER-corneum, granulosu...

Histology would be best defined as a study of - ANS Tissues The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you would say it is __________ anatomy - ANS Gross An increased rate of breathing as a result of an increased buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream would be best described as an example of ________ - ANS Excretion of metabolic waste Average body temperature is ________ degrees centigrade - ANS 37 If you co...

Monocyte - ANS B Lymphocyte - ANS D Eosinophil - ANS C Neutrophil - ANS A Most common white blood cell found in whole blood - ANS A Mount in immune response by direct cell attack or via antibodies - ANS D Kills parasitic worms - ANS C Becomes a macrophage - ANS B Main bacteria killer during acute infections - ANS A Nucleus has two lobes; contains granules of lysosomal enzymes; functions in...

The primary source of RBCs in the adult human being is the bone marrow in the shafts of the long bones. - ANS false Leukemia refers to cancerous conditions of white blood cells. - ANS true The immediate response to blood vessel injury is clotting - ANS false The process of fibrinolysis disposes of bacteria when healing has occurred - ANS false The RBC "graveyard" is the liver. - ANS false Hemorrhagic anemias result from blood loss - A...

Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer. - ANS Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing. ________ is an inherited condition that affects the heme pathway; it leaves the skin scarred and gums degenerated, and may have led to the folklore about vampires. - ANS Porphyria A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order? - ANS corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale The major regions o...

Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes? - ANS provide the defense for the CNS Which of the choices below describes the ANS? - ANS motor fibers that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called? - ANS ependymal cells The sheath of Schwann is also called the ________. - ANS neurilemma Bipolar neurons ar...

The flexor muscles in the anterior arm (biceps brachii and brachialis) are innervated by what nerve? - ANSWER musculocutaneous The cranial nerves that have neural connections with the tongue include all except the ________. - ANSWER trochlear Problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve? - ANSWER vestibulocochlear

An amino acid may act as a proton acceptor or donor. Explain. - ANS Amino acids have two components: base group (proton acceptor) and an organic acid part (a proton donor). Name at least four things you know about enzymes. - ANS They are proteins They have specific binding sites for specific substrates. They lower the activation barrier for a specific reaction. The names end in "ase." They can be denatured. They can be used again and again In the compound H2CO3, wh...

Which type of skin cancer appears as a scaly reddened papule and tends to grow rapidly and metastasize? - ANSWER Squamous cell carcinoma Keratinocytes are an important epidermal cell because they _________. - ANSWER produce a fibrous protein that gives the skin much of its protective properties Melanocytes and keratinocytes work together in protecting the skin from UV damage when keratinocytes ____________. - ANSWER accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a UV...