The interstitial fluid is called the internal environment of the body because: a) Proper functioning of body cells depends upon the precise regulation of the fluid surrounding them. b) Proper functioning of body cells depends upon the precise regulation of the fluid within them. c) All interstitial fluid has the same composition. d) a and b are correct

a) Proper functioning of body cells depends upon the precise regulation of the fluid surrounding them

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you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.