The period of sexual and physical maturation is (the)
A) infancy.
B) childhood.
C) senescence.
D) adolescence.
E) neonatal period
D) adolescence.
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Collagenous fibers are very abundant in __________.
A. blood and hyaline cartilage B. blood, adipose tissue, and osseous tissue C. ligaments, bones, and the most superficial portion of the skin D. tendons, ligaments, and the deeper portion of the skin E. areolar tissue, tongue, and bones
The most delicate of the meninges consists of elastic and collagen fibers and is known as the
A. pia mater. B. dura mater. C. falx cerebri. D. arachnoid mater.
Which of the following structures is least important for supporting the uterus and/or maintaining its position?
A) broad ligament B) transverse cervical (cardinal) ligaments C) uterosacral ligament D) pelvic diaphragm E) round ligament of the uterus
A heavyset middle-aged insurance salesman, who doesn't exercise often, accepts his friend's invitation to a pickup basketball game. When attempting a jump shot, he falls to the ground in pain, grasping at the calf of his leg. There is an enormous bulge in his leg immediately below the popliteal fossa, and he is unable to plantar flex that foot. Most likely he has injured his ________ and the bulge is ________.
A. calcaneal tendon; his triceps surae B. hamstrings; a large hematoma (blood clot) C. tibia; a previously undetected bone tumor D. patellar ligament; his fibularis longus E. quadriceps tendon; his rectus femoris