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This Test Requires the Patient to Be Injected with a Radioactively

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This test requires the patient to be injected with a radioactively tagged form of glucose and it measures activity level, not structure.


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Trichomes

Small hair-like outgrowths on plants that serve various functions including protection against herbivores and minimizing water loss.

Parenchyma

A type of plant tissue composed of living cells that are often spacious and used for functions such as photosynthesis, storage, and tissue repair.

Ground Tissue

A type of plant tissue that fills the interior of a plant, consisting of parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma cells, and is responsible for photosynthesis, storage, and support.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of organic nutrients, particularly sugar, from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

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