Second, the governing board of directors was established with representatives from all affected constituencies: consumers, providers, employers, regulators, and industry experts. URAC is one of the fastest growing health care accreditation agencies in the world. It will continue to develop new standards for the health care system and revise existing ones to promote national standards and to ensure that all stakeholders, including consumers and providers, are protected.
pollen-the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant. microspore-smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte.
Pollen is produced in the stamen in angiosperms and is produced in the microsporangiate cones in gymnosperms. The cones that pollen is produced in are usually referred to as male cones or pollen cones. In any type of flower, whether it is angiosperm or gymnosperm, pollen is produced and it is a process of the sexual reproduction of a flower. Since plants cannot physically move themselves to reproduce, they are dependent on different elements to help them reproduce.