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Which of the following is used as the main repository of genetic material in cells?
DNA
This molecule is produced by replication:
DNA
Is used to synthesize the leading strand
DNA polymerase
Crossing over
Ensures that siblings have a different complement of DNA
The pericardium (serous membrane) has two layers. The deepest layer lies directly on the organ is the
Visceral layer
Fibronectin, laminin, and proteoglycans, are proteins in the ground substance. What is one function of these proteins?
Adherence of cells to the extracellular matrix
In all kinds of connective tissue, the cells are
Widely scattered within an abundant extracellular matrix
Lymph is a filtrate of
Blood
Blood vessels throughout the body are lined by endothelium, a type of?
Simple squamous epithelium
What makes up the formed elements of blood?
Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
If epithelium is stratified, the shape of the _________ cells give it its descriptive name
Apical
_______ is a thin extracellular layer that consists of a basal lamina and reticular lamina and is found in epithelial tissues.
Basement membrane
Which pertains to exocrine glands but not to endocrine glands?
They secrete substances into a lumen of a duct
Which cells or tissues act as structural and nutritional support for the nervous system
Glial cells
Of the following glial cells, which are defense cells of the central nervous system?
Microglial cells
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