The specialized bone cells that cause bone to break down are
a. Osteoclasts
b. Osteoblasts
c. Odontoblasts
d. Odontoclasts
a
RATIONALE: The specialized bone cells that cause bone to break down are osteoclasts.
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A) No chest pain or shortness of breath B) A rash caused by shingles C) Shortness of breath with chest pain D) Shortness of breath without chest pain
Your patient holds a weight in his right hand. Consider only the muscle activity of the elbow flexors. What type of muscle contraction would occur if TM = 400 N, and TL = 500 N, and motion is in the direction of elbow extension?
(TM = torque of muscle; TL = torque of load) a. Isometric b. Concentric c. Eccentric d. Synergistic
A latent image is converted to _____ during film processing
a manifest image film a soft copy image a digital image
The decimal 0.75 represents:
A. the fraction 
.
B. the fraction 
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C. the decimal 7.5.
D. the decimal 0.0075.