Ordinarily, it is not possible to transplant tissues from one person to another, yet corneas can be transplanted without tissue rejection. This is because the cornea ________.

A) is not a living tissue
B) has no nerve supply
C) has no blood supply
D) does not contain connective tissue


C) has no blood supply

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A. Auriculotemporal nerve B. Posterior superior alveolar nerve C. Inferior alveolar nerve D. Temporal branch of the facial nerve E. Zygomaticotemporal nerve

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What category of drug simulates the parasympathetic nervous system or homeostatic function?

a. dopaminergic b. adrenergic c. cholinergic d. sympathetic

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Typically, there are __________ papillary muscles that project from the wall of the left ventricle and attach to the tendinous cords that support the left AV valve

A.  three B.  two C.  a highly variable number of D.  six E.  no

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The ________ of the seminiferous tubules nourish the spermatogenic cells and regulate spermatogenesis

A) lobules B) stereocilia C) nurse cells D) interstitial cells

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