The most abundant anion in the extracellular fluid is

A. negatively charged proteins.
B. phosphate.
C. chloride.
D. hydrogen.
E. acetic acid.


C

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A. Bone cells receive materials through lymph vessels that penetrate bone matrix. B. Bone cells are only found on the periphery of bone and thus are in direct contact with blood vessels. C. Bone cells connect to each other and ultimately with blood vessels (in the central canal) through passageways called canaliculi. D. Blood capillaries penetrate into the calcified matrix of bone. E. Bone cells are only found lining the central canal where they are in direct contact with blood vessels.

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You are preparing to given an injection to a patient in his deltoid region. Explain specifically where you will administer this injection

What will be an ideal response?

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RNA is

A. single-stranded and contains uracil. B. double-stranded and contains uracil. C. single-stranded and contains thymine. D. double-stranded and contains thymine.

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Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to

A) blood. B) epithelium. C) fat. D) bone. E) neural tissue.

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