The junction type that lets neighboring cells exchange small molecules is the
A) desmosome.
B) hemidesmosome.
C) gap junction.
D) tight junction.
E) zonula adherens.
C
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The respiratory membrane includes the ________
A) the capillary and alveolar epithelial sheets, and a common, mucous-coated basement membrane B) capillary wall, a thin fluid-filled space, and the alveolar wall C) capillary and alveolar walls and their fused basal laminae
Diapedesis is
A. movements of white blood cells out of the circulation. B. filling of red blood cells with hemoglobin. C. squeezing of red blood cells through narrow capillaries. D. the formation of platelets from megakaryocytes.
Adaptation that results from synaptic fatigue, like that which occurs when you get used to the water temperature in the shower, is a property of
A) slow-adapting receptors. B) fast-adapting receptors. C) tonic receptors. D) central adaptation. E) None of the answers are correct.
Which tissue is located in the region labeled "2"?
A) stratified squamous epithelium B) areolar connective tissue C) adipose tissue D) cartilage and blood E) reticular connective tissues