Assignment 2
Total Score 60 points. The score for each question is given beside it.
Answer all questions:
1. Does bone or cartilage heal faster and why? 2
2. Give 3 kinds of glands and the kinds of secretions they produce:
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3. List the four major types of tissues found in our bodies. What are the primary functions of each of
these tissues?
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4. List the different classifications of connective tissue, and give an example of each type. 5
5. What are the differences between Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth Muscles:
Try to find legitimate ones, don’t say skeletal muscle has strips and smooth does not, I shall give only half
the points then. Instead say what smooth muscle DOES have! 4
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
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6. Draw a neuronal cell and name at least 5 parts of it.
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Figure 7 Endochondral Ossification
Use Figure 7 to answer the following question(s):
A) Where does growth in length occur?
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B) What type is the region #4?
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C) What process is shown at #6?
D) Identify the structure at #7.
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E) Identify the structure labeled "2."
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F) Identify metaphysis and diaphysis of this long bone:
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8. Match the following: 4
Cell Type
A. Osteoblast
B. Osteoprogenitor cell
C. Osteocyte
D.Osteoclasr
Function
1. Recycle calcium salts in surrounding matrix
2. Mesenchymal cells that divide to form others
3. Actively deposit bone matrix
4.Derived from phagocytic monocytes of blood
9. A fracture of the bone across its long axis is called a(n) ________ fracture.
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10) In a(n) ________ fracture one side of the shaft is split and the other side is bent.
11) A(n) ________ fracture is produced by twisting stresses applied to the bone
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12) A compression fracture is mostly to take place in ________________________________________ and
_________________________ of the body.
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13. Give one example of the following types of bones:
A. Sesamoid
B. Irregular
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C Flat
14. Name the following bone markings and indicate the bones or regions they occur:
A.Ramus
B.Trochanter
C.Foramen
D.Sinus
E. Fossa
15. Identify the following diseases or conditions:
A. Keloid
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B. Melanoma
C. Rickets
D. Squamous Cell cancer
E. Acromegaly and its difference from Marfan’s syndrome
15. Name 3 accessories of the skin and their functions:
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16. Many medications can be administered transdermally by applying patches that contain the medication to the
surface of the skin. These patches can be attached anywhere on the skin except the palms of the hands and the
soles of the feet. Why?
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17. In a condition known as sunstroke, the victim appears flushed, the skin is warm and dry, and the body
temperature rises dramatically. Explain these observations based on what you know concerning the role of the
skin in thermoregulation.
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20. Describe the homeostatic regulation by the osteoclasts and osteoblasts:
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