exam 2 review

What type of junctions between cells are hollow, tubular channels that allow molecules to move between cells?

• Desmosomes

• Tight junctions

• Gap junctions

What do we call groups of similar cells with a common function?

• Atoms

• Organelles

• Tissues

• Histology

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What do we call the study of tissues?

• Histology

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• Microscopy

What type of connective tissue cells release histamine and heparin?

• Macrophages

• Mast cells

• Fibroblasts

What type of cells make up adipose tissue?

• Osteocytes

• Neurons

• Fat cells

• Chondrocytes

What are chondrocytes?

• Cartilage cells

• Nervous cells

• Muscle cells

• Bone cells

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What type of cartilage acts as a shock absorber in the body?

• Fibrocartilage

• Elastic cartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

Which of the following is not a characteristic of second degree burns?

• Injury to epidermis and part of dermis

• Blisters

• Injury to hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)

The layers of the epidermis, beginning with the deepest layer and proceeding outward include the Stratum ______ ?

• Basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum

• Basale, cornuem, granulosum, lucidum, spinosum

• Spinosum, basale, granulosum, lucidum, corneum

What is the tough, fibrous, waterproof protein made by squamous cells in the epidermis?

• Heparin

• Melanin

• Keratin

• Histamine