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A person in the anatomical position is visualized to be:  Obj 1.1

What are the structural characteristics that allow you to visually distinguish among skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle tissue? Obj 4.14   1) both skeletal muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue are striated. 2) look for intercalated discs and branched cells in the cardiac muscle cells. 3) skeletal muscle cells are multinucleate while cardiac muscle cells are uninucleate. 4) cells in smooth muscle tissue lack striations. 5) smooth muscle tissue cells branch and possess intercalated discs.

Which of the following best summarizes the principle of complementarity of structure and function? Obj 1.8

The most superficial component of the skin is the:  Obj 5.1

This occurs when a substance enters a cell by crossing the plasma membrane, diffusing across cytosol, and exiting the cell through the plasma membrane at the opposite side: Obj 4.8

Tissues that are “bulbous” at the apical surface and flatten and stretch as the organ fills like the urinary bladder are classified as:   Obj 4.5

Grace stepped on a tack in the carpet which is a ___________ detected by a ___________. This information is sent to a _______________, the brain, where it is determined that the skin on the foot is out of normal range. The brain sends signals to _____________ that cause physiological responses to jerk the foot up.  Obj 1.6/ 1.7

Neutrophils and macrophages are WBCs that engulf bacteria and cell debris are known as: Obj 4.11

Hilda damaged cartilage in her joint while exercising. She learned that she will have to wait a few months before returning to physical activity. Why is cartilage, in general, slow to heal?  Obj 4.6/ 4.13

Which type of cell are located within the dermal papillae for light touch and pressure?  Obj 5.4