What type of intercellular junction bands together adjacent cells, making the epidermis stronger?

A) occluding junction B) desmosome C) tight junction D) gap junction


Answer: B

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Which of the following is true of arteries compared to other vessels?

A) Blood pressure and velocity are lowest. B) Blood pressure and velocity are highest. C) Blood pressure and cross-sectional area are lowest. D) Blood pressure and cross-sectional area are highest. E) Velocity and cross-sectional area are highest.

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There is a need for glucose in the body. Which of the following reactions will yield glucose directly?

A. Beta oxidation B. Glycolysis C. Glycogenolysis D. Deamination E. Glucogenesis

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The gluteus medius muscle is innervated by the __________.

A. inferior gluteal nerve B. superior gluteal nerve C. superior coxial nerve D. inferior coxial nerve

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Upper motor neurons of the corticobulbar tract synapse with lower motor neurons in the __________.

brainstem basal nuclei posterior horns of the spinal cord anterior horns of the spinal cord

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