Which of these muscles functions only to compress the abdomen?
A) external abdominal oblique muscles
B) internal abdominal oblique muscles
C) diaphragm
D) rectus abdominis muscle
E) transversus abdominis muscles
Answer: E) transversus abdominis muscles
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A) frontal B) coronal C) transverse D) sagittal E) oblique
Neutrophils secrete ________ that kill invading microbes
a. nitric oxide b. cathelicidins c. interleukin-1 d. TLRs
A blood condition due to the lack of one or more clotting factors is
A. thrombocytopenia. B. hemophilia. C. thrombus. D. embolus.
Which term does not belong?
A. medullary pyramids B. collecting duct C. renal pyramids D. glomeruli