Measuring oxygen consumption as a way of estimating a person's metabolic rate is a type of ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


indirect calorimetry

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is the nerve that innervates the diaphragm, and assists with breathing?

a) glossopharyngeal nerve b) intercostal nerve c) phrenic nerve d) vagus nerve

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The corpus luteum is a gland that

A. forms from a mature follicle after ovulation. B. secretes progesterone. C. degenerates into a zygote if pregnancy does not occur. D. releases the secondary oocyte. E. forms from a mature follicle after ovulation and secretes mainly progesterone.

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If the tendinous cords (chordae tendinae) became slack, what would the most likely effect be?

A. Valvular stenosis B. Valvular prolapse C. Fibrillation D. Heart block E. Myocardial infarction

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