Where are most clotting factors synthesized in the body?
A. Perivascular tissue
B. Liver
C. Kidneys
D. Red bone marrow
E. Spleen
Answer: B
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A. to decrease blood pressure B. to limit myocardial ischemia C. to limit blood flow into a damaged coronary artery D. to correct an aneurysm
The expanded head at each end of a long bone is called the ________
A) articular cartilage B) periosteum C) diaphysis D) endosteum E) epiphysis