Explain the difference between a ramus and a plexus

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A ramus is either an anterior or a posterior branch of a spinal nerve. Both anterior and posterior rami are mixed nerves. The anterior rami of the cervical, lumbar, and sacral spinal nerves come together and merge to form complicated networks of nerves called nerve plexuses. The axons of each spinal nerve cross over one another to enter different nerve plexuses.

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A) metabolic regulation. B) hematological regulation. C) bile production. D) albumin production for blood osmotic pressure. E) hormonal regulation.

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Inflammation of the liver is termed:

A) hepatoma B) hematoma C) hepatitis D) hematitis E) hepatal

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Albinism is a good example of a(n) ________ trait

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Indicate the statements that describe erythema

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