What are the functions of the spleen?
What will be an ideal response?
Functions of the spleen include (1 ) removing abnormal blood cells and other blood components by phagocytosis, (2 ) storing iron recycled from the red blood cells, and (3 ) initiating immune responses by B cells and T cells in response to antigens in the bloodstream.
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__________ have lost the ability to mount a heat shock response
A) Antarctic fish B) Fruit flies C) Reindeer D) Bluefin tuna Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Explain how the body can be in a state of osmotic equilibrium and chemical disequilibrium.
What will be an ideal response?
The __________ gland enlarges in a majority of elderly men and interferes with urination.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The mentalis muscle inserts on the
A) orbicularis oris. B) skin of the chin. C) angle of the mouth. D) hyoid bone. E) skin around the eyelids.