Type A and B cells in the kidneys are involved in fine regulation of acid-base balance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following is not a function of epithelial tissue?
A. Selective permeability B. Sensation C. Physical protection D. Secretion E. No exceptions; these are all functions of epithelial tissue.
The sutures are examples of ________ joints.
A. cartilaginous B. fibrous C. gomphosis D. synovial
Two thieves steal jewelry, and then drop it as they are escaping. The police recover the jewelry, and an officer explains on the evening news that fingerprints were obtained from the back of a watch. The thieves, whose prints are not on file, believe that they can escape prosecution by using acid to remove the epidermis on their fingerpads, so as not to be a match for the fingerprints on the watch. They are wrong because
A. the prints arise from friction ridges of the dermis, which are not destroyed. B. the prints arise from the subcutaneous layer, which is not destroyed. C. the epidermis will regrow the friction ridges in a day. D. the friction ridges will not grow back in the same pattern.
Distinguish between the exocrine and endocrine secretions of the pancreas
A) The exocrine pancreas produces acidic secretions and the endocrine pancreas produces alkaline secretions. B) The exocrine pancreas produces mucous and the endocrine pancreas produces enzymes. C) The exocrine pancreas produces bile and the endocrine pancreas concentrates and stores bile. D) The exocrine pancreas produces hormones and the endocrine pancreas produces buffers and enzymes. E) The exocrine pancreas produces buffers and enzymes and the endocrine pancreas produces hormones.