When a finger is pricked, the blood will stop flowing shortly because of the action of the formed elements called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
platelets
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The atrioventricular (AV) heart valves open and close ________
A) entirely differently from the mechanism used to operate the semilunar valves. B) as the circular muscles surrounding them operate C) passively, depending on the pressure of the blood in the atria and ventricles D) as papillary muscles and chordae tentinae pull them
After DNA replication, each daughter DNA consists of one new helix synthesized from free nucleotides and one old helix conserved from the parental DNA. what is this process called?
a) semiconservative replication b) processing of proteins c) translation of RNA d) gene regulation
Ankyloglossia is a condition in which the tongue is almost completely anchored to the floor of the mouth along its midline. This causes the sufferer to have extreme difficulty talking and manipulating food during the process of mastication. The abnormal overgrowth of what structure would cause this condition?
A. The vestibule B. The lingual frenulum C. The epiglottis D. The palatine tonsil
The mucous membrane on the surface of the eye is called the:
a. cornea b. sclera c. conjunctiva d. gingiva