Exam 21: Organization of the Body

In what directional position is the skin relative to the muscles?

DNA ________ is a reliable method for identifying and distinguishing among humans to establish paternity and identify suspects in criminal cases.

Two or more tissue types combine to form ________.

In medical terminology, the word part at the end of the word, which alters the meaning of the word root, is the ____.

The most internal of the anatomical directions is ________.

During mitosis, the nucleus ____.

The conversion of glycogen to glucose molecules for energy is an example of one of the processes of metabolism, called ________.

A(n) ________ gland secretes its product directly into tissue, fluids, or blood.

If a gland secretes its product into a duct, such as with a sweat or sebaceous gland, it is called a(n) ________ gland.

Mrs. Frantello brings her 3-year-old son David to the office because he seems a little behind other children his age. David has a rather long face with large ears. The physician orders tests for David to rule out fragile X syndrome. While she is in the office, she informs the physician that she is pregnant again. What test would you expect the physician to consider for Mrs. Frantello?

Brachial refers to the arm, and the term ________ refers to the thigh.

The inability to synthesize the enzyme needed to produce tyrosine results in ____ which, if not detected early, can cause irreversible organ and brain damage.

Sometimes when DNA is duplicated, errors called ________ occur that will be passed on to the descendants (daughter cells) of that cell and may or may not affect the cells in harmful ways.

Which of the following describes a position close to the point of attachment or to the trunk of the body?

When homeostasis is not maintained in the body, ________ develop.

The disorder in which a person is born without pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair is ____.

A cell that carries out its normal daily functions and is not dividing is said to be in ________.

The first 22 pairs of chromosomes received from either the sperm cell or ovum are homologous chromosomes (autosomes), and the 23rd pair are ________ chromosomes.

The elbow is ________ to the fingers.

The ________ is the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.