Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 31, Problem 14SQ
Match each term with the most suitable description.
| _____ | exocrine gland | a. cell in nervous tissue |
| _____ | endocrine gland | b. secretes a hormone |
| _____ | fibroblast | c. secretes through a duct |
| _____ | melanocyte | d. collagen-producing cell |
| _____ | neuron | e. contracts involuntarily |
| _____ | smooth muscle | f. pigment-producing cell |
| _____ | skeletal muscle | g. main source of body heat |
| _____ | blood | h. main cells in epidermis |
| _____ | keratinocyte | i. fluid connective tissue |
| _____ | extracellular fluid | j. includes interstitial fluid, lymph |
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