The fuzzy coat of carbohydrates on the outer surface of the plasma membrane that functions in cell identification is called the ________

A) brush border
B) cell-adhesion molecule
C) glycocalyx
D) phospholipid bilayer
E) cholesterol coat


C

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Which are characteristic of type A blood?

a: Has anti-A antibodies b: Has anti-B antibodies c: Has surface antigen A on its erythrocytes d: Has surface antigen B on its erythrocytes e: Has neither surface antigen A nor B on its erythrocytes f: Will agglutinate with blood type B A. b, c, d, f B. a, c, d, f C. a, d, f D. b, c, f E. a, c, f

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When a section of the resting neuron is stimulated:

a. sodium ions rush into the cell b. sodium ions rush out of the cell c. the interior of the cell becomes slightly positive d. both A and C above

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Match the eye structure with the appropriate description.A. Blood vessels enter and the optic nerve exits hereB. A small yellow spot near the center of the posterior retinaC. The portion of the retina with the greatest visual acuityD. A jelly-like substance in the posterior cavity of the eyeE. The fluid that fills the anterior cavity of the eyeOptic disc

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