What is the difference between tendons and ligaments?

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Tendons- attach muscle to bone. Ligaments- attach 2 bones

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Your patient's bile lacks its distinctive brown color. All of the following statements might be true, except ________

A) Usable blood parts could no longer be recycled B) Fibronigen was eliminated from the body C) Bilirubin was not eliminated in the bile D) The liver lacks the ability to destroy old blood cells

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Chondrocytes occupy spaces in the matrix called _________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Which of the following joint actions is used to engage and palpate the extensor hallucis longus?

a. Flexion of the big toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint b. Extension of the big toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint c. Eversion of the foot at the subtalar joint d. Plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint

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A key metabolite that controls the movement of fatty acyl CoA into the mitochondria (where they are oxidized) is:

A. acetyl CoA B. malonyl CoA C. palmitate D. citrate E. ATP

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