The wavelike contractions that move food along the length of the GI tract are called _____ .

A) chyme. 

B) peristalsis. 

C) diarrhea. 

D) lymph.


peristalsis.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Complement C3b protein coats bacteria and stimulates phagocytosis by ________ during a process called ________

A) mast cells and basophils; opsonization B) lymphocytes and monocytes; opsonization C) neutrophils and macrophages; opsonization D) mast cells and basophils; cytolysis E) neutrophils and macrophages; cytolysis

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____________________ medicine is a field that involves repairing, replacing, or regenerating cells, tissues, or organs to establish normal function

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The zones found in an epiphyseal plate area: Calcified cartilageb: Hypertrophic cartilagec: Ossificationd: Resting cartilagee: Proliferating cartilageThe correct order for these zones, beginning with the edge closest to the epiphysis, is

A. e - d - a - c - b B. c - a - b - e - d C. d - e - b - a - c D. d - b - e - a - c E. c - d - e - a - b

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