You Coat a Petri Dish with Fibronectin and Proteoglycans and Then

question 40

Multiple Choice

You coat a Petri dish with fibronectin and proteoglycans and then culture cells on the dish. The cells adhere to the dish. You repeat the experiment but this time add RGD tripeptides to the culture dish as the cells are added. What happens?

• A)The cells adhere as they normally do.
• B)The cells die immediately.
• C)The cells lyse immediately.
• D)The cells do not adhere to the dish.
• E)The cells immediately change their phenotype.

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Definitions:

Heart

A muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and expansion.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that originates from the right ventricle of the heart and bifurcates into the left and right pulmonary arteries, carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Pulmonary Artery

The artery carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.