When a muscle or a group of muscles work as stabilizers, what type of contraction are they usually doing?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Isometric

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Infants born prematurely do not make enough surfactant to prevent atelectasis. What role does surfactant play in preventing atelectasis? Explain how a lack of surfactant affects pulmonary ventilation

What will be an ideal response?

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Capillary walls serve as effective permeability barriers for

A. oxygen and carbon dioxide. B. electrolytes. C. glucose. D. proteins. E. small water-soluble molecules.

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