To settle a bet, you need to measure the length of your lower limb (head of femur to distal condyle of tibia). What landmarks would you use to make the measurement?

What will be an ideal response?


You could feel the inferior iliac notch, which is at the same level as the head of the femur. You could feel the medial malleolus of the tibia at the ankle.

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Which of the following statements is correct concerning the variation of voltage-gated ion channels?

A) Na+ channels have much greater diversity than K+ channels. B) Typically, a more complex nervous system also contains a greater diversity of channels. C) There is a great diversity of channels, but within a single organism, only one isoform of a channel can exist. D) There is a large diversity of channels, but they show no physiological significance.

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The overall recovery rate for idiopathic facial nerve paralysis (Bell palsy) averages about ________ percent, and does not appear to be related to its treatment.

A. 70 B. 10 C. 80 D. 20 E. 50

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Other than the nucleus, which organelle has its own DNA?

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Muscles that rotate the palmar or plantar surface downward are classified as:

A) supinator B) levator C) pronator D) adductor

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