Why is blood a unique type of connective tissue?
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Blood contains a fluid ECM known as plasma. Plasma consists largely of water, dissolved solutes, and proteins. The proteins in the ECM are not fibers but instead are much smaller proteins that serve a variety of functions such as transport and blood clotting.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Elevated levels of calcium ion in the blood stimulate the secretion of the hormone
A) parathyroid hormone. B) calcitonin. C) testosterone. D) growth hormone. E) thyroid hormone.
In humans, the blood vessels of the allantois become the umbilical blood vessels?
a. true b. false
During both mandibular protrusion and retrusion, the rotation of the articulating surface of the mandible against the disc in the lower synovial cavity of the TMJ is restricted by the
A. facial muscles. B. infrahyoid muscles. C. muscles of mastication. D. ligaments of the temporomandibular joint.