Radiation and conduction are two types of heat exchange between the body and environment. The magnitude of heat loss via these two processes is determined by the
a. amount of sweating
b. temperature difference between body surface and its surroundings
c. absolute core temperature
d. extent of evaporation from the body surface
e. distance between the two objects that are exchanging heat
B
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A. The process of dissolving clots is called anticoagulation. B. Plasmin is changed to plasminogen to help dissolve the clot. C. The process of dissolving clots is called fibrinolysis. D. The clot is necessary once a vessel has healed.
In the inherited disease ichthyosis, the skin is rough, brown, and very scaly because the uppermost layer cannot peel off as easily as skin normally does. The part of the skin that is affected is the
A. subcutaneous layer. B. dermis. C. epidermis. D. basement membrane.
A competitive inhibitor binds to
A) the active site. B) the product. C) the substrate. D) the surrounding tissue. E) a region of the enzyme other than the active site.
Which muscle is square-shaped and located in the lumbar region?
A) Erector spinae B) Trapezius C) Semispinalis D) Quadratus lumborum