What does the “principle of complementarity of structures and function” mean?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


What a structure can do depends on its specific form, or "structure determines function."

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Patients who have an injury to their cervical spinal cord segment and are paralyzed in all four limbs are known as ________

A) Quadriplegics B) Paraplegics C) Suffering from Guillain Barré syndrome D) None of the above

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The lamina propria is a component of the

A) serosa. B) muscularis. C) submucosa. D) mucosa. E) adventitia.

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If you look at pictures of frogs you will see that a few species have conspicuous lateral lines. What does the presence of lateral lines tell you about the ecology of those species of frogs?

What will be an ideal response?

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Atrial systole begins ________

A) immediately after the T wave B) immediately before the P wave C) immediately after the P wave D) during the Q wave E) during the S-T segment

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