The menisci are

A. pads of fat.
B. pads of fibrocartilage.
C. sacs of synovial fluid lined by a synovial membrane.
D. None of the above


Answer: B

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The nucleus is bound by two layers of membrane called the nuclear envelope.

a. true b. false

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