Exam 1

A cell responsible for secreting the matrix of cartilage is

In the cell life cycle, DNA is replicated during

A type of connective tissue that is NOT connective tissue proper is

Which of the following events occurs during prophase of (mitosis)=

In appositional growth of cartilage, which cells divide and secrete new matrix

Epiphyseal plates remain the same thickness throughout elongation of long bones due primarily to equal rates of growth as these two zones

Once surrounded by the bone matrix, osteoblasts become

The type of skin cancer derived from keratinocytes stem cells in the stratum basale which fall to die apical to the stratum granulosum, continuing mitosis while spreading through the stratum corneum, is

Which of the following is NOT associated with connective tissue

The type of cartilage that forms the embryonic skeleton is

Osteoblasts are cells which develop from stem cells present in this embryonic tissue

Melanin, produced by melanocytes, absorb potentially harmful UV energy from the sun, however a beneficial substance in the body is made from those very same UV energy rays. What substance is produced by the skin after absorbing UV radiation

Trabeculae of spongy bone are covered by this membrane which contains a collection of osteoblasts

In the process of phagocytosis the organelles with enzymes that break down ingested foreign cells are the

A keratinocyte that contains pre-keratin but no lamellated granules is from the

Mesothelioma litigation commercial air on television quite frequently. Which of the following is the best description of the mesothelium

A function of the perichondrium is to

Which membranous organelle stores calcium

Connective tissue that must resist forces pulling it from many different directions without stretching would most likely be

A simple squamous epithelium together with a small amount of connective tissue, covering the exterior surface of the heart would most correctly be termed the

Functions of the golgi apparatus include all of the following except

Osteoblasts develop directly from

A highly branched gland whose walls do not balloon into spherical sacs is called

Which of the following cytoskeleton fibers are used to position organelles in the cell and are also active in attaching to chromosomes during mitosis

Which of the following organelles is NOT in the pathway of protein production

The epidermis is a ____ epithelium

In growing cartilage, this type of growth occurs due to the activity of chondroblasts

Which type of epithelium is functionally important in terms of allowing diffusion and filtration

Ligaments consists primarily of which kind of connective tissue

A hormone that increases the activity of osteoclasts is

The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the

In connective tissue, the main extracellular material for resisting tension is

During endochondral bone growth, the reason the chondroblasts are stacked together in the growth zone is due to this portion of the cell cycle being rather non-existent

Which of the following is NOT a destination of products existing the golgi apparatus

In connective tissue proper, ground substance is manufactured and secreted by which type of cell

Of the following basic types of tissue, the one with the least extracellular material is

The cartilage of the epiphyseal plates is organized into zones based upon the processes occurring in those regions. Identify the correct sequence of these zones from the epiphyseal end toward the diaphysi

The type of cartilage is the epiglottis

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epithelia

Which category of regeneration capability is cartilage placed in, and what is the main reason for this

Which of the amazing properties of epithelium describes the way in which one surface, such as the apical, differs greatly from another surface, such as the basal

Who proposed that all living organisms are composed of cells, that the cells is the basic unit of life, and furthered the cell theory during the 1800s

Epithelial tissue is excellent at regeneration. Which of the following tissues is NOT good-to-excellent at regeneration when damaged

Which of the following cytoskeleton fibers are the most permanent

Phospholipids of the plasma membrane are arranged

Which of the following most accurately describes where cells junctions occur in the plasma membrane of

Which of the following is associated with protein synthesis

Which type of lateral surface junctions is responsible for sealing the space in between neighboring cells of the epithelium, so that nothing leaks in between the cells

During what phase of mitosis does the nucleus reforms and chromatin extend

This membranous organelle is the site of energy production in the cell (short answer)

The plasma membrane is primarily composed of this specific type of liquid molecule (short answer)

When a cell ingests a foreign cell, the vesicle fuses with this organelle for degradation (short answer)

This connective tissue gains its strength from the many collegen fibers oriented in the same direction (short answer)

This orgnelle helps protect the cell from damage caused by oxidation (short answer)

Which week of embryonic development is associated with the formation of the 3 germ layers from thr hypoblast and epiblast