Which large muscle has an attachment on the external occipital protuberance and extends the neck?

A. Splenius capitis
B. Semispinalis capitis
C. Sternocleidomastoid
D. Trapezius
E. Longissimus


D. Trapezius

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following statements accurately describe events that occur as a result of a local potential reaching threshold?

A. Activation gates of Na+ ion channels begin to close. B. Inactivation gates of Na+ ion channels begin to open. C. A positive feedback cycle develops in which depolarization causes activation gates of Na+ ion channels to open. D. K+ ion channels begin to close. E. Inactivation gates of Na+ ion channels begin to open and a positive feedback cycle develops in which depolarization causes activation gates of Na+ ion channels to open.

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The two lobes of the thyroid gland are connected by the

A) isthmus. B) pars intermedia. C) commissure. D) aqueduct. E) infundibulum.

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