What is the term for the mobile end of muscle attached to a bone?
A. Head
C. Insertion
D. Origin
Ans: C. Insertion
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The ________ is a marginal zone of the epiphyseal plate where, in children and adolescents, bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage.
A. osteoid tissue B. metaphysis C. secondary ossification center D. primary ossification center E. epiphyseal line
Which of the following is not a method by which natriuretic peptides reduce blood volume and pressure?
A. Increasing glomerular filtration rate B. Inhibiting renin and aldosterone secretion C. Inhibiting the action of ADH on the kidney D. Preventing sodium loss in the urine E. Inhibiting NaCl reabsorption by the collecting duct
Through which cellular interactions are the cells of the stratum basale firmly attached to the plasma membrane?
A) gap junctions B) CAMs C) tight junctions D) connexons E) hemidesmosomes