What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? - Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? - Pelvic cavity
What separates the thoracic c
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What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? - Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? - Pelvic cavity
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? - Diaphragm
A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics: cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue.
What type of tissue is this? - Epithelial
Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred to as which of the following? - Neuroglia
Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs? - Connective
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? - Cell
Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads? - Meiosis
In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum corneum? - Heel of the foot
What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? - Eccrine glands
Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following? - Vitamin D
Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? - Support the body, hemopoiesis, provide protection
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus.
What is he describing? - Diaphysis
You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needlelike structures.
What is the tissue? - Spongy bone
The only moveable bone in the skull is? - Mandible
Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body? - Magnesium
Why are the skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles? - They are under conscious control.
All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over ______. - Neurons
Motor or _____ neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS. - Efferent
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