The perichondrium is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding __________.

A. a bone
B. most cartilage
C. a blood vessel
D. the brain and spinal cord
E. the pericardial cavity


B. most cartilage

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a. no ionic substance is affected b. hydrogen ions decreases c. hydrogen ions increases d. sodium ions decreases e. sodium ions increases

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