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Mississippi Barber Board ( ) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded

Anatomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .study .of .body .structure

Physiology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .study .of .body .function

Cells .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Basic .living .units .of .all .things

Protoplasm .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .colorless, .jelly-like .substance .found .inside .cells .in .which .food .elements .and .water .are .present

Nucleus .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .dense, .active .protoplasm .found .in .the .center .of .the .cell

Cytoplasm .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .watery .fluid .that .surrounds .the .nucleus .of .the .nucleus .of .the .cell .and .is .needed .for .growth

Cell .Membrane .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .cell .wall .that .encloses .the .protoplasm .and .permits .soluble .substances .to .enter .and .leave .the .cell

Mitosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .usual .process .of .cell .reproduction .of .human .tissues .that .occurs .when .the .cell .divides .into .two .identical .cells .called .daughter .cells

Centrioles .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Two .small .structures .that .move .to .each .side .during .mitosis .to .help .divide .the .cell

Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .collection .of .similar .cells .that .perform .a .particular .function

Connective .Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Fibrous .tissue .that .binds .together, .protects, .and .supports .the .various .parts .of .the .body

Adipose .Tissues .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .technical .term .for .fat

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Epithelial .Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .protective .covering .on .the .body .surfaces, .such .as .skin

Muscle .Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Contacts .and .moves .various .parts .of .the .body

Nerve .Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Carries .messages .to .and .from .the .brain .and .controls .and .coordinates .all .bodily .functions

Organs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Structures .composed .of .specialized .tissues .designed .to .perform .specific .functions

Body .Systems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Groups .of .body .organs .acting .together .to .perform .one .or .more .functions

Circulatory .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Controls .movement .of .blood .throughout .the .body

Digestive .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Breaks .down .food .into .nutrients .or .waste .for .nutrition .or .excretion

Endocrine .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Controls .hormone .levels .that .determine .growth, .development, .sexual .function, .and .health .of .the .entire .body

Excretory .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Eliminates .waste .from .the .body .reducing .buildup .of .toxins

Integumentary .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Provides .protective .covering .and .regulates .body .temperature

Immune .(lymphatic) .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Protects .the .body .from .disease .by .developing .immunity .and .destroying .pathogens .and .toxins

Muscular .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Covers, .shapes, .and .holds .the .skeleton .in .place. .Allows .for .movement .in .the .body

Nervous .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Coordinates .with .all .other .body .systems, .allowing .them .to .work .efficiently .and .react .to .the .environment

Reproductive .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Produces .offspring .and .allows .for .transfer .of .genetic .material

Respiratory .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Makes .blood .and .oxygen .available .to .body .structures .through .respiration

Skeletal .System .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Forms .the .physical .foundation .of .the .body

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Osteology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .study .of .anatomy, .structure, .and .function .of .the .bones

Joint .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .connection .between .two .or .more .bones .of .the .skeleton

Cranium .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .oval, .bony .case .that .protects .the .brain

Facial .Skeleton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .framework .of .the .face .that .is .composed .of .14 .bones

Occipital .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hindmost .bone .of .the .skull, .below .the .parietal .bones; .forms .the .back .of .the .skull .above .the .nape

Parietal .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bones .that .form .the .sides .and .top .of .the .cranium

Frontal .BOne .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bone .that .forms .the .forehead

Temporal .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bones .that .form .the .sides .of .the .head .in .the .ear .region

Ethmoid .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Light .spongy .bone .between .the .eye .sockets

Sphenoid .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bone .that .joins .all .of .the .bones .of .the .cranium .together

Nasal .Bones .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bones .that .form .the .bridge .of .the .nose

Lacrimal .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Small, .thin .bones .located .at .the .front .inner .wall .of .the .orbits

Zygomatic .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bones .that .form .the .prominence .of .the .cheeks .(malar .bone)

Maxille .Bones .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bones .of .the .upper .jaw

Mandible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Lower .jawbone; .largest .and .strongest .bone .of .the .face

Hyoid .Bone .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-U-shaped .bone .at .the .base .of .the .tongue .that .supports .the .tongue .and .its .muscles

Cervical .Vertebrae .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .seven .bones .of .the .top .part .of .the .vertebral .column

Thorax .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-an .elastic, .bony .cage .consisting .of .the .sternum, .clavicle, .scapula, .and .ribs

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