Q. Wharton’s jelly is derived from extra-embryonic ____________

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Q. Bone is a ______________ tissue.

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Q. Formation of new bone tissue is known as __________

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Q. _____________ are simply osteoblasts trapped in the matrix that they secrete.

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Q. An osteoblast is a type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue.

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Q. ______________ imperfecta is a disorder of bone fragility chiefly caused by mutations in the COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes that encode type I procollagen.

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Q. Bones contain elastic elements like type I collagen.

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Q. Epithelial cells help in establishing new bones in animal models.

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Q. ______________ is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone.

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Q. Articular cartilage is primarily composed of ____________ tissue.

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Q. Damaged hyaline cartilage is unable to self-repair due to its _______ nature.

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Q. __________ is a surgical technique that has been developed to treat chondral defects, which are damaged areas of articular cartilage of the knee.

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Q. Chondrocytes are the only cells found in healthy cartilage.

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Q. _____________ is a biomedical treatment that repairs damages in articular cartilage.

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Q. Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints.

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Q. The complete ring of cartilage around the trachea is called cricoid cartilage.

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Q. Nutrition is supplied to the chondrocytes by __________

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Q. _______________ is found at the anterior ends of the ribs, providing medial extension.

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Q. ____________ is caused by the stenosis and/or occlusion of a coronary artery.

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Q. _______________ are a type of leukocyte, or white blood cell.

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