What is the importance of "baby fat"?
What will be an ideal response?
This subcutaneous fat helps to reduce heat loss and serves as a substantial energy reserve and shock absorber for babies, who experience many bumps as they learn to walk and accomplish other physical activities.
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Cardiac output is usually expressed in
A. mL per beat. B. mm Hg. C. liters per minute. D. beats per minute.
Which vitamin begins its synthesis in the skin when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet light?
A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin D E. Vitamin E
The figure illustrates muscles of the thorax and abdomen. Which structure is indicated by "B"?
A. Serratus anterior B. External oblique C. Internal oblique D. Rectus abdominis E. Linea alba
In response to high blood pressure, stretch receptors called ________ in the walls of arteries carrying blood to the head, will trigger a reflex that causes the heart to ________ its beats per minute.
A. proprioceptors; increase B. baroreceptors; increase C. baroreceptors; decrease D. chemoreceptors; increase E. proprioceptors; decrease