The areolar connective tissue found immediately beneath the epithelium of the digestive tract is called

A) mucosa.
B) plica.
C) lamina propria.
D) basement membrane.
E) All of the answers are correct.


C) lamina propria.

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Regarding the placental blood supply, blood that bypasses the liver capillaries reaches the inferior vena cava within the

A) umbilical vein. B) ductus arteriosus. C) pulmonary trunk. D) foramen ovale. E) ductus venosus.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) the beginning of the fetal period until the beginning of childhood. B) fertilization to birth. C) the fertilized egg until the end of life. D) birth to death.

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