Why is there a gender difference in the fat-to-muscle ratio?


Men's bodies typically have higher muscle mass and lower body fat than women due to hormonal differences (testosterone levels mostly).

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Which medical term means instrument to view inside vagina?

A) culdoscope B) colposcope C) culdoscopy D) cervicoscope

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The pharynx has three pairs of lymphoid tissues, which are tonsils. Name these lymphoid tissues and where they are located

What will be an ideal response?

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A suffix that means one who studies is ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In the densitometry method of body composition analysis (hydrostatic weighing), the density of the body is compared with the density of

A. muscle. B. bone. C. fat. D. water.

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