A&P Test #2 Cohn questions with correct answers

What are intermediate filaments? CORRECT ANSWER Protein fibers that are wound together and is responsible for giving skin cells their scaffolding and rigidity Why are they called intermediate filaments? CORRECT ANSWER They are located in between the other two types of cytoskeletal elements (actin and microtubules) What characteristics do they endow cells with? CORRECT ANSWER Give cells a sturdy and unbendable shape Intermediate filaments are classified as part of the cells? CORRECT ANSWER cytoskeleton What are desmosomes? CORRECT ANSWER "anchoring junction cells" mechanical connections between cells Know their structure to the extent discussed in class. I discussed three aspects of their structure. CORRECT ANSWER There is an inner dense plaque in the cytoplasm which is where intermediate filaments of the cytoskeleton attach, they have trans-membrane proteins that bridge the space between adjacent cells through hemophilic binding Overall, what do intermediate filament