A & P Review

If the heart stops pumping blood, other tissues and organs will stop functioning. This supports the idea that

• All organisms are composed of cells

• All levels of organization with an organism are interdependent

• Chemical molecules make up cells

• All cells and tissues are independent of each other

The wrist is _____________ to the elbow

• Proximal

• Distal

• Lateral

• Medial

Maintenance of a constant internal environment is termed

• Positive feedback

• Negative feedback

• Homeostasis

• Integration

A pH greater than 7 is

• Neutral

• Acidic

• Alkaline (basic)

• A buffer

All are major classes of organic molecules, except

• Nucleic Acids

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Amino Acids

• Proteins

Synthesis of carbohydrates and lipids occurs in the

• Smooth ER

• Rough ER

• Golgi Body

• Mitochondria

Which of the following is not a primary tissue type?

• Connective tissue

• Muscular tissue

• Osseous tissue

• Neural tissue

• Epithelial tissue

The darker an individual's skin color,

• the more melanocytes they have

• the more layers in the epidermis

• the more melanin they produce

• the less MSH their pituitary produces

Which layer of the epidermis undergoes cell division (mitosis)

• Stratum corneum

• Stratum lucidum

• Stratum spinosum

• Stratum germanitivum

The fibrous protein responsible for strength and water resistance of skin is

• collagen

• eleidin

• keratin

• elastin