Why are epithelial membranes thin?
a. epithelial tissues cannot support other cells growing on top of the tissue
b. epithelial tissues are not able to grow past several layers because of an interrupted cell cycle which occurs after several complete cell cycles.
c. epithelial tissues can only reach a certain level of thickness because of their pre-programmed cell growth.
d. epithelial tissues are nourished by blood vessels in adjacent tissues, thus diffusion is limited to thin tissues.
e. epithelilal tissues that are much greater than a few cell layers in thickness collapse because of drying conditions caused by the environment.

What was dr. willem johan kolff’s first step in using the scientific process to invent the hemodialysis machine? he built the machine and tried it with various patients, collecting data about its effectiveness. when a patient’s kidneys failed, he wondered if it would be possible to perform kidney functions with an external machine. he researched and collected data about numerous patients who exhibited symptoms of kidney failure. he drew conclusions from studies of various symptoms of kidney failure, and drew a design for the ideal external blood-processing machine.

Which statement best describes the relationship between an allele and a gene? question 1 options: an allele is a variation of a gene that can be expressed as a phenotype. an allele is the part of a gene that attaches to messenger rna molecules. an allele is a segment of a dna molecule that controls replication of a gene.

Neelaredoxin is a 15-kda protein that is a gene product common in anaerobic prokaryotes. it has superoxide-scavenging activity, and it is constitutively expressed. in addition, its expression is not further induced during its exposure to o2 or h2o2 (silva, g., et al. 2001. j. bacteriol. 183: 4413–4420). which of the following statements best describes neelaredoxin synthesis? a-neelaredoxin is produced at all times; levels are constant even when exposed to o2 or h2o2.b-neelaredoxin is produced at all times; exposure to o2 or h2o2 increases expression.c-neelaredoxin is produced at all times; exposure to o2 or h2o2 decreases or prevents expression.d-neelaredoxin is only produced when there is exposure to o2 or h2o2.