What is the deepest component of the mucous membrane composed of areolar tissue that underlies the mucous epithelium?

A beaker labeled “salt solution” was left on the counter.  You decided to measure and place a piece of raw potato into the solution for half an hour.  Afterwards, you measured the potato and found that it had decreased in size.  In terms of tonicity (isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic) the salt solution was _____________to the concentration within the potato cells.

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What type of cell is found within the lacuna of this tissue?

  Identify this bone.  To which skeletal system division does it belong (axial or appendicular)? (2 part answer)

Normal saline (0.9% NaCl) is given to relieve dehydration because it is _______________ to  the solutions inside our cells.  (think tonicity)

When there is more solute in one part of a solvent than another, a ___________ gradient is present.

____________________ is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

In total, how many auditory ossicles are there?  (Count carefully!)

Sutural (wormian) bones are only found in the appendicular division of the skeleton.