REVIEW & REHEARSE 20 INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
REVIEW & REHEARSE 20 INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Q
Which of the following statements is not an extension of the adage “form follows function”?
- a) Penguins are streamlined like fish because both types of animals swim through water.
- b) A neuron is a long, wire-
like cell because it connects structures that are far apart in the body. - c) Red-
colored muscle cells are found in the heart because hearts must be red overall. - d) Skin cells are stacked in layers because the outer coating of the body needs to be waterproof.
- e) Bones are hard and stiff so that they can resist bending.
Which of the following is not a type of connective tissue?
- a) bone
- b) cartilage
- c) blood
- d) collagen
- e) ligament
Epithelium plays all of the following roles in organisms except:
- a) secretion.
- b) transport.
- c) protection.
- d) preventing leakage of fluids from an organ system into surrounding tissue.
- e) cushioning, lubricating, and insulating other tissue.
