Dr. McInnis wants to obtain Mike's greatest possible vital capacity measurements. Which of the following body positions should Mike assume?
A. lying on his stomach
B. standing
C. lying on his back
D. sitting on a chair
Answer: B. standing
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A. long B. irregular C. short D. flat E. sesamoid
Conduction of an action potential in a myelinated axon is called ______
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements about bone remodeling and repair is correct?
A. Bone remodeling does not involve the activity of the osteoclasts and the osteoblasts. B. As a long bone increases in diameter, the size of the marrow cavity decreases. C. The rate of bone remodeling increases in the elderly. D. Bone remodeling involves removal of old bone by osteoblasts. E. Exposure of a bone to increased mechanical stress can lead to bone remodeling.
The spinal cord carries sensory information up to the brain and motor information down from the brain.
a. true b. false