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Anatomy
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12/01/2011

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Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
There are several classes of molecules which are especially important in the structure of cells. These are used mostly for energy but also function in cell recognition and cell signaling:
Term
Proteins
Definition
These molecules function in transporting material acorss the plasma membrane:
Term
Nucleic Acids
Definition
Incorporate purines and pyrimidines:
Term
Arranged with their hydrocarbon tails in the middle of a membrane bilayer
Definition
We find phospholipids:
Term
Stored in organs like the liver and striated muscle, from which they can be quickly released to be used for energy.
Definition
Molecules of the glucose polymer glycogen are:
Term
chromosomes incorporate a combination of DNA and protein.
Definition
A true statement:
Term
the "A" of ATP referes to a purine which is also found in DNA.
Definition
A true statement:
Term
related to steroids, in fact they may be synthesized from cholesterol.
Definition
Cholesterol is technically:
Term
lipids
Definition
The most abundant molecules in the plasma membrane are:
Term
Proteins
Definition
When we talk about these molecules as components of membranes we use the terms integral and peripheral:
Term
Lipids
Definition
When molecules diffuse across a membrane they essentially dissolve in areas containing:
Term
Monosaccharides
Definition
When molecules cross membranes through pores and channels, these are formed mostly from:
Term
Oligosaccharides
Definition
Probably the least abundant molecules in plasma membranes, these are associated with other molecules in the outer leaflet:
Term
Some of the membranes of a particular cell, a neuron for example, contain more protein than others.
Definition
A true statement:
Term
are surrounded by two membranes which differ in content and permeability.
Definition
Mitochondria:
Term
begins to be assembled in the cytoplasm, but is moved to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Definition
If a cell produces a protein for secretion, that protein:
Term
Golgi apparatus
Definition
Lysosomes are budded off from the:
Term
smooth endoplasmic retirculum
Definition
Can be described as networks of membrane important in manufacturing and metabolizing lipids:
Term
peroxisomes
Definition
Microbodies which contain the marker enzyme catalase:
Term
is the protein which makes up microfilaments.
Definition
Actin:
Term
is one of the molecules we refer to as a motor protein.
Definition
Myosin:
Term
is abundant in the extracellular matrix.
Definition
Collogen:
Term
makes up the spindle apparatus of dividing cells
Definition
Tubulin:
Term
striated muscle
Definition
If we use the term syncitium to refer to a tissue, it best fits:
Term
pseudostratified columnar
Definition
We would expect to find hemidesmosomes associated with:
Term
smooth muscle
Definition
Cells here are called spindle shaped:
Term
nerve
Definition
The term cytoplasmic processes best fits:
Term
nerve
Definition
We expect to find Nissel bodies in the soma of:
Term
gap junctions
Definition
Intercalated discs incorporate:
Term
hemidesmosomes
Definition
Link polar cells to sheets of extracellular material:
Term
tight junctions
Definition
Also called occluding junctions, these help keep patchy membranes patchy:
Term
epithelium
Definition
If we describe a tissue as polar and avascular, this tissue is:
Term
connective
Definition
If we describe a tissue as having more space occupied by acellular matrix than cells, the tissue is presumably:
Term
connective
Definition
If a tissue functions mostly in hormone secretion it is probably:
Term
epithelium
Definition

If we describe a tissue as avascular, chances are that tissue is:

 

Term
store neutral fat
Definition
Adipose tissue is specialized to:
Term
smooth muscle
Definition
Cells described as spindle shaped characterize:
Term
cardiac muscle
Definition
Branched cells, some of which generate "spontaneous" action potentials are found in:
Term
we currently think that at least some neurons are capable of division.
Definition
A true statement:
Term
stratified squamos epithelium
Definition
Especially likely to function in protection:
Term
simple columnar epithelium
Definition
The lining of the small intestine functions in absorption. It is composed of:
Term
transitional epithelium
Definition
The lining of the urinary bladder is stretchy. This is one of the few sites where we find:
Term
brown fat
Definition
Specialized for helping babies and hibernating animals keep warm:
Term
dense regular connective tissue
Definition
Tendons and ligaments are formed from:
Term
fluid connective tissue
Definition
Technically blood is considered:
Term
cartilage
Definition
Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate characterize the matrix of:
Term
bone
Definition
We often use the terms lamellar, woven, dense and spongy to refer to:
Term
striated muscle
Definition
Cells have fused to make amitotic fibers in:
Term
lucidum
Definition
There is an "extra" layer of epidermis where this part of the skin is at its thickest:
Term
basale
Definition
The 'stem cells' which produce new epidermal cells are housed in the:
Term
granulosum
Definition
Located just beneath the stratum corneum:
Term
basale
Definition
This is where we find melanocytes, the stratum:
Term
basale
Definition
Closest to the dermis, the stratum:
Term
dermis
Definition
In the skin the thickest layer is the:
Term
defense against bacteria and fungi
Definition
Langerhans cells are involved with:
Term
stratum corneum
Definition
Flat dead keratinocytes make up the:
Term
produced from the amino acid tyrosine, protects the skin from sun damage
Definition
Melanin is:
Term
both the papillary layer and the hypodermis incorporate areolar connective tissue
Definition
A true statement:
Term
an oily secretion
Definition
The skin glands called sebaceous glands release:
Term
watery sweat which functions in evaporative cooling
Definition
The skin glands called merocrine sudoiferous glands release:
Term
ceruminous glands
Definition
Limited to the external ear canal:
Term
squeezing sweat our of sweat pores
Definition
We find myoepithelial cells:
Term
Activity of sweat glands declines as we age, leading to a greater risk of heat stroke in the elderly.
Definition
A true statement:
Term
disappears during fetal life
Definition
Hair called lanugo:
Term
stores calcium for release when the circulating levels drop
Definition
Not true of the skin:
Term
sesamoid bone
Definition
The patella is an example of a:
Term
short bone
Definition
The pisiform is an example of a:
Term
mineral in bone
Definition
Hydroxyapetite is a:
Term
thyroid hormone
Definition
Calcitonin is a:
Term
bone disease
Definition
Osteomalacia is a:
Term
vitamin necessary for calcium absorption
Definition
Cholecalcitriol is a:
Term

Diarthrosis joint in II

Joint at H: cartilagenous joint

 

Growth in the length of this bone would have occured at H

Definition

Identify on a figure (leg):

 

circumferential lamallae

Intersitial lamallae     -     endosteum

a Haversian canal     -     lamallate bone

periosteum     -     sesamoid bone

bursa     -     articular cartilage

Term
osteoblasts
Definition
Cells called osteoprogenitor cells will likely next become:
Term
cells of the cellular periosteum
Definition
Cells called osteoprogenitor cells could originate from mitosis of:
Term
might become chondroblasts under low oxygen concentrations
Definition
Osteoprogenitor cells:
Term
osteoclasts
Definition
Cells with ruffled borders, pump out hydrogen ions:
Term
osteoblasts
Definition
Have lots of endoplasmic reticulum, as well as enzymes used to synthesize hydoxyapetite:
Term
osteocytes
Definition
Found in lacunae, have canaliculi:
Term
chondroblasts
Definition
Make the templates for endochondral ossification:
Term
the frontals
Definition
Intramembraneous ossification forms:
Term
flat bones
Definition
The bones in 45 (frontals) can be considered:
Term
acts through the liver to promote growth of long bone
Definition
Several hormones influence bone growth and repair. The one called somatrophin:
Term
is released in response to a decrease in blood calcium levels
Definition
Parathyroid hormone:
Term
results from inadequate dietary vitamin C, a nutrient necessary for the manufacture of collogen
Definition
A condition called scurvy:
Term
inadequate uptake of calcium from the digestive tract
Definition
Too littel exposure to sunshine can result in:
Term
the coronal suture
Definition
An example of a synathrosis:
Term
the humeroscapular joint
Definition
This is a diarthrosis:
Term
the joint between the shaft and the epiphysis of the femur
Definition
This is a synchondrosis:
Term
the humeroscapular joint
Definition
This is a synovial joint:
Term
the joint between the atlas and the axis
Definition
A pivot joint:
Term
glenohumeral
Definition
There is a labrum at this joint which is particularly prone to downward dislocation:
Term
knee
Definition
Cruciate ligaments and two menisci:
Term
temperomandibular (jaw)
Definition
A gliding joint, also can be considered chondyloid:
Term
ankle
Definition
An Achilles tendon is located at this joing where malleoli limit lateral motion:
Term
knee
Definition
Bursitis here may be referred to as housemaids or clergymans:
Term
uric acid
Definition
With gout there is a deposit of this in the joints cavity:
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