Spaces Within Bone or Cartilage Which House the Living Cells

question 35

Multiple Choice

Spaces within bone or cartilage which house the living cells are called

• A)chondrocytes.
• B)lacunae.
• C)osteoclasts.
• D)intercalations.
• E)cristae.

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Definitions:

Ribonucleic Acid

A nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins.

Antidiuretic Hormone

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Monozygotic Twins

Twins that are genetically identical because they were formed from a single fertilized egg that split into two.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that act as instructions to make molecules called proteins, affecting various functions and characteristics of an organism.