Lab 4 Review #2

What is a key characteristic of collagen fibers?

• they are weak but resist tension

• they are the strongest and resist tension

• they are strong but do not resist tension

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  they are weak and do not resist tension

dermal papillae are characterized by having..

• finger-like projections

• brushlike fibers

• cilia

• keratinized layers

Which type of mechanoreceptor is responsible for sensitivity to light touch?

• nociceptors

• Meissner's corpuscles

• free nerve endings

• Pacinian corpuscles

Which type of mechanoreceptor is responsible for sensitivity to vibration and pressure, often sensing deep pressure?

• Meissner's corpuscles

• free nerve endings

• Ruffini endings

• Pacinian corpuscles

This exocrine gland is known to bud its secretions off through the plasma membrane to produce membrane-bound vesicles in the lumen.

• merocrine

• apocrine

• holocrine

• paracrine

What is the anatomical term for the nail cuticle?

• hyponychium

• nail matrix

• eponychium

• lunula

The following image depicts a relaxed muscle, the name of a single muscle cell or unit is called a _________.

Plane joints (gliding joints) are commonly found in flat articular surfaces, where may a plane joint be found?

• elbow and interphalangeal joints

• intercarpal and intertarsal joints

• proximal radioulnar joints, atlantoaxial joint

• shoulder and hip joints

_________ is movement away from the midline of the body, whereas _________ is movement toward the midline of the body.

The following image depicts a diarthrotic movement, what is this movement called?

• eversion

• inversion

• dorsiflexion

• plantar flexion