In response to the presence of oxidized HDL or other irritants, the endothelial cells produce chemicals that attract phagocytes, a type of white blood cell, to the site

a. True
b. False
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False

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If pure water and a solution containing a nonpenetrating solute are separated by a membrane that is permeable only to water, what would occur?

A. Water will diffuse by osmosis until all of the water is on the same side as the solute. B. No movement will occur between the compartments. C. Water will diffuse by osmosis toward the side with the solute, until stopped by opposing hydrostatic pressure. D. Water will diffuse by osmosis away from the side with the solute, until stopped by hydrostatic pressure. E. Water will diffuse by osmosis until the water concentrations in the two compartments become equal.

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Fruit flies have been used as research animals

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Endocytosis and exocytosis are both examples of ____________________ transport

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The vasa vasorum

A. are incompetent valves in the large veins. B. are special capillaries that supply nutrients to the walls of arteries and veins. C. are the blood vessels that supply blood to the vas deferens. D. are blood vessels that directly connect arteries to veins. E. supply blood to skeletal muscle.

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