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14 Cards in this Set
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During mitosis, at which step are the daughter chromosomes pulled to opposite ends of the cell? |
Anaphase |
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Which type of junction permits the free diffusion of ions and small molecules between two cells? |
Gap Junctions |
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At the end of prophase, spindle fibers form among the chromosomes, and the kinetochore of each chromatid becomes attached to which specific structure, formed by a spindle fiber? |
The Chromosomal microtubule |
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__________ are small, localized, spotlike anchoring junctions that stabilize adjacent epithelial cells. |
Maculae adherentes |
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Which structures found in epithelial tissue are subjected to a significant amount of abrasion and shearing forces? |
Hemidesmosomes |
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In epithelial tissue undergoing a dynamic change, which form of intercellular attachment is responsible for connecting intracellular microfilaments to protein fibers of the basal lamina? |
Focal Adhesions |
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Which type of tumor is a mass of cells that has remained within a connective tissue capsule and is considered rarely life-threatening? |
Benign tumor |
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In what phase of mitosis does the cell prepare to return to interphase? |
Telophase |
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Which of the following NEVER enter the G0 phase? |
Stem Cells |
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In which stage of interphase do DNA replication and synthesis of histones take place? |
S Phase |
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What is the function of cytokinesis? |
To divide the cytoplasm of the original cell between the forming daughter cells at the end of cell division |
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Which of the following events occurs during metaphase? |
Centromeres move along the chromosomal microtubules to a narrow central zone called the metephase plate |
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Which junction is held together by connexons? |
Gap Junction |
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At the end of prophase, spindle fibers form among the chromosomes, and the kinetochore of each chromatid becomes attached to which specific structure, formed by a spindle fiber? |
Chromosomal microtubule |
