A fracture that is common in osteoporotic bones is a(n) ________

A) impacted fracture
B) compression fracture
C) spiral fracture
D) depressed fracture
E) simple fracture


B

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The structure that attaches the patella to the quadriceps muscles is called (the)

A) collateral ligament. B) quadriceps tendon. C) patellar ligament. D) synovial membrane. E) None of the answers are correct.

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White blood cells engulf foreign particles by means of ________.

A. prestocytosis B. phagocytosis C. exocytosis D. macrocytosis E. pinocytosis

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Coronary artery disease results from ________

A) persistent parasympathetic nervous system stimulation of the heart B) the accumulation of fatty, calcified deposits within blood vessels C) temporary loss of oxygen to the heart D) incompetent venous valves E) scar tissue in the myocardium of the heart from repeated myocardial infarctions

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The plasma membrane of a neuron is more permeable to K+ because

A. of its positive electrical charge. B. Ca2+ block Na+ and Cl? channels. C. there are more leak ion channels for Na+ than K+. D. there are more leak ion channels for K+ than Na+. E. protein molecules cannot exit through the plasma membrane.

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