Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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Chapter 15, Problem 2MC
Mucus-secreting membranes are found in ________.
- a. the urinary system
- b. the digestive cavity
- c. the respiratory passages
- d. all of the above
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Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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