Collagen fibers impart tensile strength to our skin while ______ fibers allow for some stretch and contraction in the dermis during movement

Fill in the blank with correct word.


elastic

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Typical sympathetic postganglionic fibers that release norepinephrine at neuroeffector synapses are classified as

A) non-secretory. B) cholinergic. C) adrenergic. D) norepinephric. E) None of the answers are correct.

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Of the excretory organs that form during development, which one ultimately forms the adult kidney?

A. Mesonephros B. Renanephros C. Metanephros D. Uretonephros E. Pronephros

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The ________ dorsi is nicknamed the "swimmer's muscle." 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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