Periosteum

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Covers the outside of compact bone. White, double layered membrane that covers external surfaces except joints. Fibrous layer with sharpey's fibers, osteogenic layer with osteogenic stem cells, contains many nerve fibers and blood vessels that continue on to the shaft. Anchoring points for tendons and ligaments.

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a. further expansion and elaboration of the brain. b. bipedalism. c. omnivorous feeding behavior. d. further expansion and elaboration of the brain and bipedalism. e. further expansion and elaboration of the brain, bipedalism, and omnivorous feeding behavior.

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Name two mammalian traits with relatively high heritability (h2 ) values and two with relatively low h2 values

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Most of the time, Rh incompatibility between mother (Rh-) and fetus (Rh+) does not cause fetal health problems with the woman's first pregnancy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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An analysis of derived characters is used to generate a

a. family tree based on external appearance b. family tree based on DNA structure c. cladogram d. traditional classification system

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