OPP Written Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is fascia made of? - CORRECT ANSWER Fibroblast
Macrophage
Mast cell
Plasma cell
Secretes mature proteoglycans and glycoproteins and precursors of collagen and elastin
(ECM synthesis) - CORRECT ANSWER Fibroblasts
Release vasoactive mediators and attract circulating leukocytes - CORRECT
ANSWER Macrophage
Multimolecular complexes which link the ECM to the actin cytoskeletons - CORRECT
ANSWER Integrins
"Pre-stress," Provides a means for local changes in shape to be computed by each cell as a
whole - CORRECT ANSWER Tensegrity
The size of the ECM determines (2): - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Morphology of the cell
2) Survival of the cell
At resting state, fibroblasts exhibit high/low cell-matrix tension: - CORRECT
ANSWER Low tension
- Dendritic morphology
- network through gap junctions
- low matrix biosynthesis
, Somato-somatic reflex - CORRECT ANSWER Increased activity of nociceptive
neurons = inflammation
Lots of different cells types change in response to mechanical stimulus: - CORRECT
ANSWER Reductionism
Mechanoreceptor involved in skin movement and object handling detection - CORRECT
ANSWER Meissner's corpuscles
Primary stimulation is through dynamic deformation - CORRECT
ANSWER Meissner's corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles are large encapsulated nerve endings located in _________ tissue -
CORRECT ANSWER subcutaneous
Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated neurons between ____________ on smooth, hairless
skin - CORRECT ANSWER dermal papillae
Mechanoreceptors that primarily sense skin stretching, movement and finger position -
CORRECT ANSWER Pacinian corpuscles
Merkel's disks are unencapsulated nerve endings in the ________ - CORRECT
ANSWER epidermis
Mechanoreceptors that have high density in fingertips, lips, and external genitalia
Responsible for fingerprint pattern - CORRECT ANSWER Merkel's disks
Ruffini's corpuscles are slow adapting, encapsulated mechanoreceptors deep in the
___________ - CORRECT ANSWER skin, ligaments and tendons
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is fascia made of? - CORRECT ANSWER Fibroblast
Macrophage
Mast cell
Plasma cell
Secretes mature proteoglycans and glycoproteins and precursors of collagen and elastin
(ECM synthesis) - CORRECT ANSWER Fibroblasts
Release vasoactive mediators and attract circulating leukocytes - CORRECT
ANSWER Macrophage
Multimolecular complexes which link the ECM to the actin cytoskeletons - CORRECT
ANSWER Integrins
"Pre-stress," Provides a means for local changes in shape to be computed by each cell as a
whole - CORRECT ANSWER Tensegrity
The size of the ECM determines (2): - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Morphology of the cell
2) Survival of the cell
At resting state, fibroblasts exhibit high/low cell-matrix tension: - CORRECT
ANSWER Low tension
- Dendritic morphology
- network through gap junctions
- low matrix biosynthesis
, Somato-somatic reflex - CORRECT ANSWER Increased activity of nociceptive
neurons = inflammation
Lots of different cells types change in response to mechanical stimulus: - CORRECT
ANSWER Reductionism
Mechanoreceptor involved in skin movement and object handling detection - CORRECT
ANSWER Meissner's corpuscles
Primary stimulation is through dynamic deformation - CORRECT
ANSWER Meissner's corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles are large encapsulated nerve endings located in _________ tissue -
CORRECT ANSWER subcutaneous
Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated neurons between ____________ on smooth, hairless
skin - CORRECT ANSWER dermal papillae
Mechanoreceptors that primarily sense skin stretching, movement and finger position -
CORRECT ANSWER Pacinian corpuscles
Merkel's disks are unencapsulated nerve endings in the ________ - CORRECT
ANSWER epidermis
Mechanoreceptors that have high density in fingertips, lips, and external genitalia
Responsible for fingerprint pattern - CORRECT ANSWER Merkel's disks
Ruffini's corpuscles are slow adapting, encapsulated mechanoreceptors deep in the
___________ - CORRECT ANSWER skin, ligaments and tendons
