A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the ________.

diaphysis
metaphysis
articular cartilage
epiphysis


diaphysis

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A patient who has been both vomiting and having diarrhea is losing all of the following except ________ from his body

A) water B) sodium C) bicarbonate ion D) hydrogen ion E) protein

Anatomy & Physiology

The movement of H2O across a plasma membrane

A. is called osmosis and requires cellular energy. B. is called osmosis. C. requires cellular energy. D. is called facilitated filtration.

Anatomy & Physiology

Nociceptors differ from other types of receptors because they ________.

A. have free nerve endings B. are not found in the skin C. do not adapt to stimuli D. do not send action potentials

Anatomy & Physiology

If you spin a tube of blood in a centrifuge, which component of the blood is the most abundant?

A. Platelets B. Red blood cells C. Plasma D. White blood cells

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