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BONUS- DESCRIBE a disease/pathological condition you studied for, but did not see a question about (up to 3 points).  Include details.

Which of the following contain type II collagen?

Synovial fluids of normal joints are usually devoid of collagen.  Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can have various types of collagen in their synovial fluid.  If a patient has type II collagen in their synovial joint, which of the following tissues is being eroded?

A biomed student was playing intramural soccer. The student was hit hard and went to the medical center for evaluation.  The diagnosis was a herniated disc (slipped disk).  Which of the following statements about this patient’s condition is TRUE?

   Refer to the image above. Name the structure at the end of the pointer.

1. Name the zone at the end of C.  

Which of the following is TRUE of tropocollagen?

Consider the connective tissue proper.  Which enzyme would you expect to see in the extracellular space?

BONUS – Describe mast cell triggering and secretions.  

BONUS – A medical student goes to the ER and is diagnosed with a ruptured bowel, the result of a genetic condition called Erlos-Danlos type IV syndrome. Which one of the following statements about this patient’s condition is TRUE?