BIOL 1230 The Animal Body

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The type of epithelial tissue you would expect to find lining the upper respiratory tract is:

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ciliated columnar epithelium

Front

Which of the following could be used to demonstrate a homeostatic mechanism? Options: city buses transporting people from their houses to their jobs, water stored behind a dam being released to make electricity, a hot water heater keeping the water temperature near 100 degrees, a series of underground passageways connected to a large building, the seasonal changes that occur in the daily temperature

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a hot water heater keeping the water temperature near 100 degrees

Front

Epithelial tissue is least likely to: contract, be specialized as sensory receptors, provide protection, regulate exchange of substances between parts of the body, produce and secrete cell products

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contract

Front

Lungs absorb oxygen from inhaled air, and the small intestine moves ingested material through the digestive tract and absorbs nutrients from ingested food. Which of the following statements describes the type of epithelium you would expect to line each of these surfaces?

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The lungs are lined by a simple squamous epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a ciliated columnar epithelium.

Front

Which membrane type lines body cavities that open to the outside of the body, such as the digestive tract?

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mucous membrane

Front

For gas exchange to occur quickly and efficiently, which type of epithelium must be present on all respiratory surfaces? Options: pseudostratified columnar epithelium, simple squamous epithelium, ciliated columnar epithelium, stratified squamous epithelium, ciliated squamous epithelium

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simple squamous epithelium

Front

Select the best reason why collagen fibers are abundant in tendons.

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strength

Front

Which type of epithelial cells will provide the most protection against abrasion, such as your foot rubbing against the bottom of your shoe? Options: simple squamous, stratified squamous, simple cuboidal, pseudostratified columnar, endothelium

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stratified squamous

Front

The type of tissue illustrated in the image is: elastic connective tissue, simple squamous epithelium, pseudostratified epithelium, cartilage, adipose tissue

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pseudostratified epithelium

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Which of the following would not be found in loose connective tissue? collagen fibers, reticular fibers, elastic fibers, fibroblasts

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actin proteins