Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134553511
Author: Erin C. Amerman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 1AYKA
The disease pemphigus vulgaris involves a patient’s own immune system attacking the desmosomes between the epithelial cells of the skin. What changes would you expect to see with this disease?
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Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition)
Ch. 4.1 - What are the four types of tissues, and what are...Ch. 4.1 - What are the two major components of the ECM, and...Ch. 4.1 - What are the three types of protein fibers?...Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 4QCCh. 4.2 - Why is living epithelial tissue limited to a...Ch. 4.2 - Where is the ECM of epithelial tissue located, and...Ch. 4.2 - What are the three basic shapes of epithelial...Ch. 4.2 - What are the differences between simple,...Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 5QCCh. 4.2 - How do exocrine and endocrine glands differ?
Ch. 4.2 - Compare and contrast merocrine and holocrine...Ch. 4.3 - 1. What are the types of cells of connective...Ch. 4.3 - What is the primary component in: a. loose...Ch. 4.3 - What are the primary differences between brown and...Ch. 4.3 - How do the three types of cartilage differ?Ch. 4.3 - How do bone and blood differ from other connective...Ch. 4.4 - What are the two forms of muscle cells, and how do...Ch. 4.4 - Compare and contrast the three types of muscle...Ch. 4.5 - What are the two main cell types in nervous...Ch. 4.5 - 2. What are the three parts of a neuron, and what...Ch. 4.7 - Where are serous and synovial membranes located,...Ch. 4.7 - 2. Where are mucous membranes located, and what...Ch. 4.7 - 3. What is the cutaneous membrane? What is its...Ch. 4.8 - How do regeneration and fibrosis differ?Ch. 4.8 - Which tissues generally heal by regeneration?...Ch. 4.8 - Which factors influence the ability of a tissue to...Ch. 4 - Explain how connective tissues differ from...Ch. 4 - 2. State whether each of the following describes...Ch. 4 - Describe the roles of each of the following...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4CYRCh. 4 - Mark the following statements as true or false. If...Ch. 4 - 6. Match each type of epithelium with its correct...Ch. 4 - Compare and contrast the following pairs of terms:...Ch. 4 - 8. Which of the following best describes the...Ch. 4 - 9. Mark the following statements as true or...Ch. 4 - 10. Match the following types of connective...Ch. 4 - Which of the following statements about muscle...Ch. 4 - 12. Fill in the blanks: _____are the cells of...Ch. 4 - Prob. 13CYRCh. 4 - Which tissues undergo regeneration? Which tissues...Ch. 4 - 1. If you were to cut through epithelial tissue...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2CYUCh. 4 - Prob. 3CYUCh. 4 - The disease pemphigus vulgaris involves a patients...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2AYKACh. 4 - 3. In the disease pulmonary fibrosis, elastic...Ch. 4 - Imagine that a disease turns the simple epithelia...Ch. 4 - Epithelial cells of the kidneys have pumps that...Ch. 4 - Explain why it would be difficult for a mature...Ch. 4 - 7. Predict which organelles are likely to be...
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