Review Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves

Using the terms, match the appropriate structures with the descriptions given below: a. cerebellum h. fornix o. pineal body b. cerebral aqueduct i. fourth ventricle p. pituitary gland c. cerebral hemisphere j. hypothalamus q. pons d. cerebral peduncle k. mammillary bodies r. septum pellucidum e. choroid plexus l. massa intermedia s. thalamus f. corpora quadrigemina m. medulla oblongata g. corpus callosum n. optic chiasma 1. site of regulation of body temperature and water balance; most important autonomic center 2. consciousness depends on the function of this part of the brain 3. located in the midbrain; contains reflex centers for vision and audition 4. ... click for more

Cells

1. Functions of epithelia include all of the following except a. providing physical protection. b. controlling permeability. c. absorption d producing specialized secrections e. storing energy reserves. 2. A type of intercellular connection in which there is a partial fusion of the lipid portions of two cell membranes is termed a a. tight junction b. gap junction c. intermediate junction d. desmosome e. none of the above 3. The only example of unicellar exocrine glands are a. mammary glands b. sweat glands c.goblet cells d. sebaceous cells e. serous cells 4. An epidermal layer found only in the skin of the palms of the hands and th... click for more

Tissue types

2. Name two of the four basic types of tissue 5. Name two cell types found in the connective tissue proper 6. What structures are composed of dense regular connective tissue (where they are found in the body). 7. Name the two fluid connective tissue types.

Tissue types

9. Name the type of cartilage that makes- up the interverebral discs and the cartilage between the pubic bones 10. Name the cellular junctions that allow cardiocytes ( heart muscle cells) to communicate a corrdinated heart beat. What are the three basic components of connective tissues?

bones

As we grow our bones increase in diameter, but the thickness of the bony collar of the shaft remains relatively constant. Why?