Breaking up adhesions using petrissage would be considered what type of effect on the body?
a. Mechanical.
b. Physiological.
c. Psychological.
d. Pain-relieving.
Answer: a. Mechanical.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which correctly describes functions of protein C?
A. It activates clotting factor XII and platelets. B. It activates platelets and converts prothrombin to thrombin. C. It binds to tissue factor and activates clotting factor VII. D. It inhibits clot formation and inactivates factors Va and VIIIa. E. It inactivates thrombin and converts fibrinogen to fibrin.
What part of the brain plays an especially important role in declarative memories?
a. hippocampus b. thalamus c. hypothalamus d. cerebellum e. Broca's area
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. Myofilaments shorten to produce muscle contractions according to the sliding filament mechanism. 2. Electrical gradients exist because sodium and potassium ions are separated on either side of the plasma membrane. 3. The Na+/K+ ATPase (Na+/K+ pump) maintains the concentration gradients for sodium and potassium ions by moving two sodium ions out of the cell and three potassium ions into the cell.