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Salts are held together by:

A) ionic bonds. B) polar covalent bonds. C) nonpolar covalent bonds. D) single covalent bonds.

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Which of the following is true of the female sexual response?

A. Women do not have a refractory period and may quickly experience additional orgasms. B. The uterus tilts forward over the urinary bladder during excitement. C. The vagina has a high concentration of sensory nerve endings. D. The engorged clitoris can swing upward away from the body like the penis.

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Select the three main types of cartilage.

A. elastic cartilage B. collagenous cartilage C. hyaline cartilage D. articular cartilage E. fibrocartilage

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Which is true about mediated transport across cell membranes?

A. It refers to the movement of ions through protein channels. B. It refers both to simple diffusion and to the active transport of molecules. C. It is characterized by saturable carriers and a maximum velocity of transport. D. As the concentration gradient across a membrane increases, the transport rate always increases. E. It is nonspecific; any transporter can transport any molecule across the cell membrane.

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