Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because
A) chondrocytes cannot divide.
B) chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
C) cartilage cells are immersed in fluids.
D) the intercellular material is semisolid.
B
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A) It transmits an indirect inguinal hernia. B) It is traversed prenatally by the processes vaginalis, which later occludes. C) It is traversed prenatally by the primordial testis. D) Its roof is formed by the inguinal ligament. E) Its superficial opening is the superficial (external) inguinal ring.
Stimulation of the heart via the sympathetic nerves would
A. decrease heart rate. B. decrease stroke volume. C. increase the force of ventricular contraction. D. increase end-systolic volume. E. not affect heart rate and force of contraction.
Buildup of incorrectly folded proteins induces a stress response known as unknown protein response (UPR) that, when prolonged, has a high correlation with neurodegenerative diseases such as parkinson's. which organelle Is likely malfunctioning and allowing for the buildup?
A. Lysosome B. Mitochondrion C. Vesicles D. Nucleus
Following an automobile accident resulting in a cranial base fracture, a patient's tongue deviates to the right when protruded and he has moderate dysarthria. You suspect damage to the:
A) left hypoglossal nerve. B) right hypoglossal nerve. C) right glossopharyngeal nerve. D) left glossopharyngeal nerve. E) superior root of ansa cervicalis