Jacinda tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. She has injured:

Bone plays a central role in the regulation of blood levels of

The basic shapes of epithelial cells include all of the following, except

Blood is distributed from the surface of a bone to deeper central canals through channels known as

The study of cells shed from epithelial surfaces, often for diagnostic purposes, is termed

In stratified epithelia adapted to resist mechanical forces, which of the following types of cell-to-cell junctions are especially abundant?

A(n) ________, or closed, fracture does not break the skin.

In ________ growth, cartilage grows wider or thicker in diameter.

The layer of hard keratin that coats the hair is termed the

Excessive growth hormone prior to puberty could result in