a muscle is described as having an indirect attachment if which of the following statements is true?
a) the muscle tissue emerges directly from the bone
b) the muscle ends in a tendon, and the tendon attaches to the bone
c) the muscle attaches to soft tissue (such as skin) instead of bone
d) the muscle fibers are attached to the bone by short collagen fibers
b) the muscle ends in a tendon, and the tendon attaches to the bone
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A. Circular layer of muscularis B. Longitudinal layer of muscularis C. Lamina propria D. Basement membrane E. Muscularis mucosae
Which of the following is an example of a syndesmosis?
A) the interosseous membrane situated between the radius and ulna in the forearm B) a tooth and its corresponding pocket or alveolus in the mandible or maxilla C) the coronal suture between the frontal and parietal bones D) the pubic symphysis located between the two pubic bones of the pelvic girdle
When Brock walked out of the dark movie theater into the bright, mid-day sun, he experienced ________
A) convergence B) the accommodation pupillary reflex C) the photopupillary reflex D) eyestrain E) hemianopia
The uterine enlargement that occurs during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy is mostly the result of
A. amniotic fluid production as well as growth of uterine muscle and the placenta. B. growth of the conceptus from a zygote to a fetus.