Chapter 40: Intro Animal Form & Function

Categorize the components of different types of muscle tissue.

Groups:

(a) Cardiac

,

(b) Skeletal

,

(c) Smooth

• striated (2)

• 
• involuntary (1)

• 1 nuclei

• 1-2 nuclei

• 
• intercalated discs & branching

• striated (1)

• 
• nonstriated

• voluntary

• involuntary (2)

• multiple nuclei

Answer explanation

Compare the nervous system to the endocrine system.

Groups:

(a) Nervous

,

(b) Endorcrine

• long lasting & slow

• hormones

• uses axons

• sends everywhere

• electrical signals

• uses blood

• sends to specific areas

• quickly passing & fast

Answer explanation

Reorder the steps of a feedback system.

• receive stimulus

• sensor recognizes

• response

• go to set point

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Match the following forms of heat transfer.

• Convection

• air moves heat molecules

• Radiation

• heat given off from organism

• Conduction

• heat exchange between surface and organism

• Evaporation

• heat removed from organism

Answer explanation

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Compare vasocontraction to vasodilation.

Groups:

(a) Vasoconstriction

,

(b) Vasodilation

• sweating

• releases heat

• larger blood vessels

• cooling

• conserves heat

• smaller blood vessels

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What is brown fat? Why is it useful? What organisms uses it most?

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Answer explanation

Brown fat contains extra mitochondria to conserve heat, mainly found in reptiles such as snakes. It's beneficial because it helps them coil around their eggs and twitch, keeping them warm.

​ (a)   surfaces face empty spaces, such as the lumen or outside of the body.

​ (b)   surfaces are where connective tissues connect to other tissues.

• Apical
• Basal
• Connective

Answer explanation

Apical surfaces face empty spaces, such as the lumen or outside of the body.

Basal surfaces are where connective tissues connect to other tissues.

You can find ​ (a)   cells in kidneys and glands.

You can find ​ (b)   cells in intestines.

You can find ​ (c)   cells in the mouth, skin, or any abrasive surface.

You can find ​ (d)   cells in mucus.

You can find ​ (e)   cells in the wind pipe and esophagus.

• cuboidal
• columnar
• squamous
• pseudostratified
• ciliated

Answer explanation

You can find cuboidal cells in kidneys and glands.

You can find columnar cells in intestines.

You can find squamous cells in the mouth, skin, or any abrasive surface.

You can find pseudostratified cells in mucus.

You can find ​ciliated cells in the wind pipe and esophagus.

Epithelial tissues are always exchange surfaces.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Fibroblasts

• cells that form bone tissues

• Hemoblasts

• cells that form cartilage

• Chondroblasts

• cells that form fibers of connective tissues

• Osteoblasts

• cells that form blood

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