Which type of cell carries out bone formation?

A) ossicles
B) osteocytes
C) osteons
D) osteoblasts
E) osteoclasts


Ans: D) osteoblasts

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A. a = TSH, b = TRH, c = TH B. a = TSH, b = TH, c = TRH C. a = TRH, b = TSH, c = TIH D. a = TIH, b = TSH, c = TH E. a = TRH, b = TSH, c = TH

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Some simple columnar and pseudostratified columnar epithelia have _________ cells, which produce a protective mucous coating over the mucous membranes.

A. fibrous B. blood C. basal D. keratinized E. goblet

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A 29-year-old man comes to a local hospital with duodenal peptic ulcer and com- plains of cramping epigastric pain. Which of the following structures harbors the cell bodies of abdominal pain fibers?

(A) Lateral horn of the spinal cord (B) Anterior horn of the spinal cord (C) Dorsal root ganglion (D) Sympathetic chain ganglion (E) Celiac ganglion

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