Active bone marrow is red because of the presence of ________ whereas inactive marrow is ________ because of an abundance of adipocytes.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


hemoglobin, yellow

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A) lamina propria B) serosa C) adventitia D) submucosa E) mesenteries

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The energy currency of the cell is a molecule called ________.

A. fat B. glucose C. ADP D. pyruvate E. ATP

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