A woman mentions to her friend that another person on the beach has "great abs." What is she talking about?

What will be an ideal response


The woman is referring to well-developed rectus abdominis muscles. This is a term coined by bodybuilders and refers to the bulging muscles between the tendinous intersections.

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The portion of the nervous system that conducts impulses from the skin, joints, skeletal muscles, and special senses is the ___________ division

A.   autonomic motor B.   somatic sensory C.   somatic motor D.   visceral sensory

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Identify the primary process that is featured in the preceding image.


A) receptor-mediated endocytosis
B) pinocytosis
C) sodium-potassium exchange
D) phagocytosis
E) facilitated diffusion

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The reproductive tract includes a system of ducts plus ____________________, which secrete into these passageways

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The kidneys are __________.

each surrounded by a fibrous capsule, adipose, and renal fascia in a retroperitoneal location behind the parietal peritoneum posterior to the spleen, stomach, and liver All of the listed responses are correct.

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