The disease osteomalacia causes calcium loss from the skeleton, which would result in bones that are
A) more resistant to compression.
B) stronger and heavier.
C) stronger and contain more spongy bone.
D) weaker and more flexible.
E) weaker and more brittle.
D
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If the thoracic cavity was cut along the midsaggital plane, which of the following descriptions of the two halves would be accurate?
A. The midsagittal plane would produce a medial half and a lateral half, each containing a lung. B. The midsagittal plane would produce an inferior half that contained portions of the heart and portions of both lungs and a superior half that contained portions of the lungs and the thymus. C. The midsaggital cut would create an anterior half that contained portions of the lungs and heart and a posterior half that contained the spinal cord. D. The midsagittal plane would produce a right half that contained one lung and a left half that contained a lung and most of the heart.
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A. isotonic; 9% B. hypertonic; 9% C. isotonic; 0.9% D. hypotonic; 9% E. hypotonic; 0.9%