Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 4, Problem 16RQ
Connective tissue is made of which three essential components?
- cells, ground substance, and carbohydrate fibers
- cells, ground substance, and protein fibers
- collagen, ground substance, and protein fibers
- matrix, ground substance, and fluid
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