Describe the pelvic adaptations to childbearing in the female

What will be an ideal response?


These include: an enlarged pelvic outlet, a broader pubic angle, less curvature on the sacrum and coccyx, wider and more circular pelvic inlet, a relatively broad pelvis that does not extend as far superiorly, and ilia that project farther laterally, but do not extend as far superior to the sacrum.

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What might accompany an overdose of insulin?

A) ketoacidosis B) hypoglycemia C) hyperglycemia D) polyuria

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About 23% of the carbon dioxide in the blood is attached to the ________ portion of hemoglobin.

A. carboxyl B. globin C. anhydrase D. heme

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Transverse foramina are found only on ________.

A. thoracic vertebrae B. the sacrum C. lumbar vertebrae D. cervical vertebrae

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