Exam 39: Animal Structure and Function an Introduction

Which of the following would not be found in loose connective tissue?

Which term best explains why collagen fibers are abundant in tendons?

A(n) ectotherm 's metabolic rate changes with the weather.

Which of the following statements about stress is true?

Which of the following cell types would not be found in connective tissue?

Bone cells called ____ continually remodel bone.

Connective tissue contains three types of fibers: collagen, elastic, and cartilage .

Which statement about connective tissue is true ?

Briefly discuss physiological mechanisms that regulate body temperature in endotherms.

Compare and contrast the three types of muscle tissue.

The risk of developing cancer can be decreased by:

Thermoregulation in ectotherms can be accomplished by four of the following. Which action will not result in thermoregulation?

Intercalated disks are gap junctions between cells of:

Figure 39-2 One function of the type of tissue represented in the accompanying figure is:

The main difference between elastic and reticular fibers is that only elastic fibers:

If dense bone lacked canaliculi:

Figure 39-3 In the accompanying figure, the responses initiated at point A in response to an increase in body temperature include:

The cells of bone are called osteocytes. ____________________

In a nerve cell, the function of the dendrites is to:

Glial cells support and nourish neurons. ____________________