Which term would you use to describe a cell that is thin, flat, and scaly, such as those found on the surface layer (epidermis) of the skin?
A. Columnar
B. Cuboidal
C. Squamous
D. Fusiform
E. Stellate
C. Squamous
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Only the ________ vertebrae have transverse foramina.
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In the kidney, the process by which fluid and solutes from the tubular fluid are reclaimed and returned to the blood is called tubular ____________________.
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Mucus glands stop before the _______ bronchioles.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The "dark current" of photoreceptors refers to
A. the exit of K+ out of the cell when light is not hitting the cell. B. the entry of Na+ and Ca2+ into the cell when light is not hitting the cell. C. the entry of K+ into the cell when light is not hitting the cell. D. the exit of Na+ and Ca2+ out of the cell when light is not hitting the cell.