Descending analgesic pathways are believed to suppress transmission in the pain pathways as they enter the spinal cord by blocking the release of substance P

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1. The youngest keratinocytes are found in the stratum basale. 2. Melanin, hemoglobin, and carotene give color to the skin. 3. Albinism is the genetic lack of melanin that results in a milky white coloration of the skin. 4. Embarrassment can be perceived by an abnormal coloration of the skin called cyanosis.

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Chemotaxis refers to the ability of leukocytes to squeeze through small capillary pores

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What are the attachments of the fibularis brevis?

a. Proximal lateral fibula to the medial foot b. Distal lateral fibula to the fifth metatarsal c. Distal anterior fibula to the fifth metatarsal d. Proximal anterior tibia to the medial foot

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Where do sympathetic nerve fibers that do not synapse in the paravertebral ganglia synapse instead?

A. Spinal cord B. Their target organs C. Intramural ganglia D. Collateral ganglia E. Sympathetic chain ganglia

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