A surgeon needs to be familiar with different versions of anatomy. This is because of the phenomenon of ________.

A. holistic medicine
B. physiological variation
C. anatomical variation
D. cellular adaptation


Answer: C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following hormones are more important post-puberty for bone growth?

a) insulinlike growth factors b) thyroid hormones c) human growth hormone d) insulin e) sex hormones

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Temporal summation takes place when

a. two EPSPs from the same presynaptic input occur so closely together in time that they add together or sum. b. an EPSP and an IPSP occur simultaneously in time and cancel each other out. c. two EPSPs that occur simultaneously from different presynaptic inputs add together or sum. d. action potentials occurring in two presynaptic inputs simultaneously converge upon the postsynaptic cell, initiating two different action potentials in the postsynaptic cell. e. none of these answers.

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The _____ matter of the spinal cord consists of my elinated axons and the _____ matter consists of cell bodies of neurons and dendrites

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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