A glomerulus is

What will be an ideal response?


a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle.

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The inferior one-third portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina is the

A) isthmus. B) vaginal fornix. C) fundus. D) body. E) cervix.

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Which of the following occurs during endochondral ossification?

A) Osteoblasts secrete the organic component of the matrix. B) The bone grows in length. C) Blood vessels enter the spaces between bone spicules to supply the growing tissues. D) Osteoblasts differentiate within a mesenchymal or fibrous connective tissue. E) None of the answers are correct.

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Which chemical messenger is released by the immune system?

a. orexin b. melanin c. ACTH d. CRH e. Cachetin

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The four primary tissue types are

A. epithelial, cartilage, muscular, and brain. B. epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous. C. glands, bone, lungs, and kidney. D. connective, epithelial, skin, and blood. E. bone, skin, blood, and muscle.

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