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What is the composition of spongiosa?
What is the composition of spongiosa?
- Adipose tissue
- Loosely arranged collagen and elastic fibers infiltrated with large numbers of proteoglycans (correct)
- Dense irregular connective tissue
- Smooth muscle cells
Where is the spongiosa located?
Where is the spongiosa located?
- On the atrial or blood vessel side of each valve (correct)
- On the chordae tendineae
- On the ventricular side of each valve
- On the papillary muscles
What is the function of the fibrosa?
What is the function of the fibrosa?
- To produce red blood cells
- To regulate blood pressure
- To allow blood flow through the valve
- To anchor the valve to the skeletal rings of the heart (correct)
