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A combination of fetal and maternal tissues
Endometrial glands
Endometrial stroma
Fetal tissues
Maternal blood vessels
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Resumption of the first meiotic division
Resumption of the second meiotic division
Capacitation
The zona reaction
The release of enzymes from the sperm acrosome
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Five months of fetal life
Birth
Puberty (12 to 14 years of age)
Adolescence (16 to 20 years of age)
Early adulthood (21 to 26 years of age)
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Abdominal aorta
Common carotid arteries
Ductus arteriosus
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
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Thymus
Tonsils
Bone marrow
Spleen
Blood islands
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Lateral folding
Craniocaudal folding
Gastrulation
Neurulation
Looping of the heart tube
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Creation of a barrier to water-soluble molecules
Specific cellular receptors for ligands
Catalyzing membrane-associated activities
Transport of small ions
Connections to the cytoskeleton
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Restriction of rotational movement of proteins and lipids in the membrane
Binding of integral membrane proteins with cytoskeletal elements
Transbilayer movement of phospholipids in the plasma membrane
High cholesterol content of the plasma membrane
Binding of an antibody to a cell surface receptor
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They possess intrinsic enzyme activity
They possess an arrangement of hydrophobic membrane-spanning segments
They possess an intracellular ligand-binding domain
They possess a single hydrophobic transmembrane segment
They are arranged so that both the amino- and carboxy-terminals are located intracellularly
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Generate movement
Provide mechanical stability
Carry out nucleation of microtubules
Stabilize microtubules against disassembly
Transport organelles within the cell
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The action of ATP synthase
Pumping of protons into the mitochondrial matrix by respiratory chain activity
Transport of ATP out of the matrix compartment by a specific transporter
Proton-translocating activity in the inner membrane
Transfer of electrons from NADH to O2 in the intermembrane space
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Increased proinsulin content in secretory vesicles
Increased release of C peptide
Increased number of amylase-containing secretory vesicles
Reduced translation of glucagon mRNA
Increased stability of insulin mRNA
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Package genetic material in a condensed form
Transcribe the DNA
Form pores for bilateral nuclear-to-cytoplasmic transport
Form the nuclear matrix
Hold together adjacent chromatids
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Extensive movement of substances over cell surfaces
Increase in surface area for absorption
Cell motility
Transport of intracellular organelles through the cytoplasm
Stretch
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Molecular filtering
Contractility
Excitability
Modification of secreted protein
Active ion transport
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Simple columnar epithelium
Stratified squamous epithelium
Transitional epithelium
Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium
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Proteoglycans
Integrins
Cadherins
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules
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Structural support
Binding of signaling molecules
Selectivity for passage of molecules
Elasticity
Adhesion and cell attachment
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Rupture of the intestinal or aortic walls
Hyperextensibility of the integument
Hypermobility of synovial joints
Increased degradation of proteoglycans in articular cartilages
Imperfections in dentin formation (dentinogenesis imperfecta)
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To store unilocular energy
To provide thermal insulation
To mobilize lipid for export as fatty acids
To initiate the shivering-induced mobilization of lipid
To produce heat
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Interactions with the FACIT collagens
The double helical arrangement of collagen
Electrostatic interactions
Intramolecular and intermolecular cross-links
Low concentrations of lysine
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Loss of the proteoglycan matrix and fibrillation in the articular cartilage during the early stages
Decreased levels of fibrinogen in the synovial fluid
Formation of osteophytes at the articular margins and eburnation of large weight-bearing joints in the later stages
Decreased number of leukocytes including PMNs in the synovial fluid
Heterologous autoantibodies deposited in joint surface
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Decreased glucocorticoid levels that result in decreased quality of the bone deposited
Excess deposition of osteoid
Stimulation of intestinal calcium absorption
Decreased PTH levels
Bone fragility resulting from excess bone resorption
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Growth factor
Binding of ionic calcium and physiologic hydroxyapatite
Formation of the three-dimensional lattice of the matrix
Cell attachment
Binding of mineral components to the matrix
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4.0 micrometer
3.5 micrometer
2.5 micrometer
2.0 micrometer
1.5 micrometer
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Cytokinesis
Chromosomal movements
Bidirectional transport of vesicles
Fast axoplasmic transport
Ciliary movement
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Troponin
Calmodulin
Calcium
Myosin light chain kinase
Actin and tropomyosin interactions similar to skeletal muscle
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Myosin (myosin II)
Minimyosin (myosin I)
Dynein
Kinesin
Filamin
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Perineurium
Epineurium
Endomysium
Myelin sheath
Tunica media
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Neurotransmitter uptake in synaptic vesicles by endocytosis
Postsynaptic receptors
Neurotransmitter-induced alteration of membrane permeability
Membrane continuity between adjacent neurons
Recycling of synaptic vesicle membranes by endocytosis
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Liver
Yolk sac
Spleen
Thymus
Bone marrow
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Microcytic, hypochromatic anemia with smaller mature erythrocytes
Macrocytic, hyperchromatic anemia with fewer, larger mature erythrocytes
Poikilocytosis (shape change) and more fragile erythrocytes
Spherical rather than biconcave erythrocytes
No change in erythrocyte size or shape, but a substantial drop in the hematocrit
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Decreased hepatic production of erythropoietin, leading to decreased numbers of circulating reticulocytes in the bloodstream
Increased erythropoietin production by the liver, resulting in increased numbers of reticulocytes
Decreased renal erythropoietin production, leading to reduced numbers of red blood cells
Decreased estrogen levels, stimulating hepatic production of erythropoietin
Decreased estrogen levels, inhibiting renal production of erythropoietin
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Formation of angiotensinogen
Activation of bradykinin
Production of type III collagen
Synthesis of plasminogen activator
Production of thromboxane
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T lymphocytes
Plasma cells
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Mast cells
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Bone marrow
Spleen
Germinal centers
Thymus
Mesenteric lymph nodes
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Plasma cells
B cells
Antigen-presenting cells
Helper T cells
Cytotoxic T cells
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T cell-dependent area
B cell-dependent area
Region specialized for phagocytosis
Region specialized for T cell education
Region specialized for erythrocyte destruction
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Cortex of the thymus
Medulla of the thymus
Deep cortex (paracortex) of the lymph node
Germinal centers in the spleen
Periarterial lymphoid sheath in the white pulp of the spleen
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Phagocytosis of virus by CD4+ T cells
Presentation of antigen by CD4+ T cells
Killing of virus-infected cells by CD4+ T cells
Formation of memory B and memory T cells
Killing of virus-infected cells by CD4+ T cells
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Production of IL-2
Presentation of antigen
Specific killing of tumor cells
Production of antibodies
Inactivation of helper T cells
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Monocytic infiltration leading to collagenase destruction of bronchiolar connective tissue support
Neutrophilic infiltration leading to destruction of bronchiolar and septal elastic fibers
Monocytic infiltration leading to breakdown of the bronchiolar smooth muscle
Neutrophilic infiltration leading to excess production of antiprotease activity in the lung parenchyma
Monocytic infiltration leading to excess production of antiprotease activity in the lung parenchyma
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Alveolar macrophages, enhanced mucociliary transport
Plasma cells, bronchoconstriction
Eosinophils, bronchodilation
Goblet cells, hyposecretion
Mast cells, edema
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Sodium influx into receptor cells
Involvement of specific G proteins
Stimulation of a cyclic nucleotide
Stimulation leading to depolarization
Bypass of the protein kinase system
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Holocrine
Merocrine
Apocrine
Endocrine
Autocrine
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Glucose and galactose cotransporters
Passive diffusion of monosaccharides
Uptake of triglycerides by endocytosis
Release of chylomicra by exocytosis
Active transport of gycerol into the enterocyte
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Active secretion of Na+
Secretion of Cl2–
Absorption of HCO3–
Secretion of K+
Absorption of Ca2+
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Transport chylomicra from the small intestine
Phagocytose antigen-antibody complexes
Synthesize IgA
Present antigen
Inhibit thrombogenic activity
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