Epithelium - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A cell is taken out of the body and placed into a test solution. The concentration of solute X in the test solution is 100mM, and the concentration of solute X inside the cell is 200mM. The cell membrane is permeable to water but not solute X. Which of the following statements is/are true? a. There is a net flux of water out of the cell b. The test solution is hypertonic c. There is flux of water molecules into and out of the cell d. All of the above are true - c. There is flux of water mo...

The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the lungs is - Answer- simple squamous epithelium Body heat is lost primarily by - Answer- radiation Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called - Answer- central canals A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole lung per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What type of section is this? - Answer- sagittal Which type of tissue lines the follicl...

What is the 2nd most common malignancy in women and 2nd leading cause of death in women? - ANS￾Breast cancer How does breast cancer start? - ANS-From the epithelial lining of the ducts or the epithelium of the lobules 99% of breast cancers occur in what gender? - ANS-women breast cancer is slightly more common in what race of women? - ANS-white breast cancer in men is similar across? - ANS-all ethnic groups Risk factors for breast cancer? - ANS--post menopause (increasing in age after 6...

Holocrine Glands - ANSWERentire cells are discharged as secretion (sebaceous glands) Merocrine glands - ANSWERsecrete product through free surface, no loss of cytoplasm/cell Apocrine Glands - ANSWERsecrete small amounts of cytoplasm/cell with secretory product (mammary glands) unicellular - ANSWERgoblet cells Multicellular - ANSWERtubular, alveolar/acinus Serous secretion - ANSWERclear, watery with protein Mucous secretion - ANSWERcloudy, mucin (glycoproteins) with water Com...

Exam 2: NSG222/ NSG 222 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Family Nursing | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTIONS Hypoglycemia Baby Hypoglycemia: Temporary low plasma glucose concentrations are common in healthy newborns. Hypoglycemia affects as many as 40% of all full-term newborns. It is defined as a blood glucose level of less than 30 mg/dL or a plasma concentration of less than 45 mg/dL in the first 72 hours of life. Most newborns experience tra...

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LSU SVM HISTOLOGY (EPITHELIUM) TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS covering (surface) epithelia - Answer-lining external skin and internal surfaces of body, endothelium and mesothelium endothelium - Answer-lining blood vessels and lymphatic vessels mesothelium - Answer-lining body cavities glandular epithelia - Answer-in-growths of covering epithelium carcinoma - Answer-malignant tumor arises from epithelia adenocarcinoma - Answer-malignant tumor arises from glandular epithe...

BIOD 151 Final Exam 2023 PORTAGE LEARNING WITH QAS LATEST UPDATED 2023(MODULE 1- MODULE 7)TEST BANK MODULE 1 All multiple choice questions have one answer unless otherwise specified. Choose the best response to the question with the information provided. 1. What is the study of the structure of the human body? A. Anatomy B. Physiology C. Anabolism D. Catabolism E. Metabolism A. Anatomy 2. B. The liver is an example of the organ level of organization in the huma...

Portage Learning BIOD 151 Anatomy and Physiology 1 All EXAMS (MODULE 1 - MODULE 7) TEST BANK LATEST UPDATED 2023 MODULE 1 All multiple choice questions have one answer unless otherwise specified. Choose the best response to the question with the information provided. 1. What is the study of the structure of the human body? A. Anatomy B. Physiology C. Anabolism D. Catabolism E. Metabolism A. Anatomy 2. B. The liver is an example of the organ level of organization in the...

Anatomy - study of structure (size, shape, color, weight, location, composition) Physiology - study of function (the contribution to the body) Why are anatomy and physiology studied together? - The structure of a part of the body often reflects its function. Homeostasis - maintaining a stable internal environment within the body Two sub disciplines of anatomy - Cell biology and histology Two sub disciplines of physiology - exercise physiology and immunology List the six levels of structur...