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Sulfated GAGs are important constituents of what extracellular structures?

A) Hyaluronan
B) Elastic fibers
C) Type I collagen
D) Proteoglycans
E) Multiadhesive glycoproteins

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Research scientists at a small biotech firm are investigating new methods of controlling the growth and metastasis of malignant cells in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. They have developed a novel peptide-based drug, potentially deliverable therapeutically, that disrupts the tumor cells' ability to adhere to the ECM, which in turn triggers apoptosis. Which of the following is a most likely target of such drugs?

A) Cadherins
B) Adhesins
C) Integrins
D) Glycolipids of the cell membrane
E) Fibrillin

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following connective tissue components is located in the ECM but not in the ground substance?

What is the first step of collagen production that occurs after the protein undergoes exocytosis?

Dense regular connective tissue typically involves which of the following features?

A 33-year-old homeless woman has been living in an abandoned building and eating dried meat and bread from the dumpster behind a delicatessen. She smokes cigarettes "bummed" from others. She presents at a free clinic with bleeding under the skin, particularly around hair follicles, and bruises on her arms and legs. She is irritable, clinically depressed, and fatigued with general muscle weakness. Her gums are bleeding, swollen, purple, and spongy, with several loose teeth. She has an infected toe, which may be broken. She is afebrile, a glucose finger-stick is normal, and the urine dipstick shows no sugar, protein, or ketones. You suspect a vitamin deficiency. What might be the underlying mechanism for this patient's symptoms?

What is an important part of the role played by macrophages during maintenance and renewal of strong extracellular fibers in connective tissue?

Which of the following contains binding sites for integrins and is an important part of the ECM in both loose connective tissue and dense irregular connective tissue?

A 36-year-old man is referred by his family physician to the pulmonary clinic. He complains of shortness of breath following physical activity and decreased capacity for exercise. He says that strenuous exercise including yard work is impossible without sitting down and resting every few minutes. After taking several deep breaths during the physical examination, he begins to wheeze. He is not a smoker and works in an office not exposed to dust, fumes, or other irritants. He appears slightly jaundiced. Serum alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) concentration analysis is below normal and is followed up with AAT phenotype and DNA testing that indicates one copy of $S$ and one of $\mathrm{Z}$ mutations with $40 \%$ abnormal AAT production. Urinalysis shows elevated levels of desmosine and isodesmosine. These excreted compounds normally contribute to efficient lung function by which of the following mechanisms?

What cells numerous in loose connective tissue are filled with secretory granules and stain with metachromasia?