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A DECREASE in ruffled border may result in …

Which of the following cell types is responsible for removing debris from synovial fluid?

Which of these describes Volkmann’s canal?  

Synovial fluids of normal joints are usually devoid of collagen.  Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can have various types of collagen in their synovial fluid.  If a patient has type II collagen in their synovial joint, which of the following tissues is being eroded?

Which of the following statements about chondroitin sulfate is TRUE?

A biomed student was playing intramural soccer. The student was hit hard and went to the medical center for evaluation.  The diagnosis was a herniated disc (slipped disk).  Which of the following statements about this patient’s condition is TRUE?

Which of the following promotes lipid STORAGE in adipocytes?

   Refer to the image above. Name the structure at the end of the pointer.

BONUS – A medical student goes to the ER and is diagnosed with a ruptured bowel, the result of a genetic condition called Erlos-Danlos type IV syndrome. Which one of the following statements about this patient’s condition is TRUE?

Which of the following tissues is characterized by the fewest embedded capillaries?