The matrix of blood tissue, where water, salts, and dissolved proteins are found, is _____.  

Hyperventilation (rapid inhalation and exhalation) can result in respiratory alkalosis (increased blood pH). Why?

How does connective tissue differ from the other three major tissue types?

A breakfast cereal advertises that it contains essential vitamins and minerals. In this context, the word essential means _____.

Arteries carry blood _____.

Overnourishment can lead to _____.

Lymphocytes mature in the _____.I) spleenII) thymusIII) bone marrow

Several days after a long holiday weekend including much overeating, you try to cut back on your calories. The first day that you reduce your calorie intake to below the levels that you need, your body will respond by using _____.

The _____ effect refers to the fact that when people feel good, successful, happy, or fortunate, they are more likely to help others.

Social psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on a broad range of topics. Two basic areas of social psychology include: