What structure anchors tendons to the outside of bones plus houses the cells required for bone growth, repair, and remodeling?

A) Medullary cavity
B) Articular cartilage
C) Periosteum
D) Endosteum


Answer: C

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Which of the following helped adapt the human skull for bipedalism compared with an ape's skull?

A. The foramen magnum is more superior. B. There is more weight anterior to the occipital condyles. C. The foramen magnum is more posterior. D. The face is flatter.

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The fluid contained in the nucleus is the _________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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What compound coverts trypsinogen into trypsin?

a. pancreatic lipase b. pepsin c. chymotrypsinogen d. enteropeptidase e. procarboxypeptidase

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