Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Like bone cells, cartilage cells are located in lacunae.
2. Canaliculi supply food and oxygen to cartilage cells.
3. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts do opposite functions in the bone.
4. The skull is formed by endochondral ossification.
5. When fontanels fuse, they form sutures.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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A) muscular arteries. B) arterioles. C) capillaries. D) venules. E) veins.
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A. type A cells, which secrete HCO3- and reabsorb H+. B. type A cells, which reabsorb HCO3- and secrete H+. C. type B cells, which secrete HCO3- and reabsorb H+. D. type B cells, which reabsorb HCO3- and secrete H+.
Matching
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