Teas Dental Hygiene Entrance Exam Study Questions With Answers Graded A+

What is the structure of the elastic arteries? {Ans: includes the aorta and major branches Tunica media has more elastin than any other vessels, largest vessels in the arterial system}What are the three primary body planes? {Ans: transverse (or horizontal) plane, sagittal plane, coronal (or frontal)plane}How are organs grouped together? {Ans: in systems}What is the transverse (or horizontal) plane? {Ans: divides the patient's body into imaginary upper (superior) and lower (inferior or caudal) halves}What are microtubules made of? {Ans: protein}What distinguishes rough ER? {Ans: ribosomes on the surface}What does blood do? {Ans: blood transports oxygen to cells and removes wastes, carries hormones and defends against disease, stabilize internal pH}What are nuclear pores involved in? {Ans: the exchange of material between the nucleus and the cytoplasm}What are haploid cells? {Ans: cells that contain half the genetic material of the parent cell}What does muscle tissue do? {Ans: helps support and move the body}What do neurons do? {Ans: form a network through the body that control responses to changes in the external and internal environment; some send signals to muscles and glands to trigger responses}What does the golgi apparatus (golgi complex) consist