Compare a bulging disc with a herniated disc

What will be an ideal response?


A bulging disc is an intervertebral disc that is displaced or partly protruding as a result of a compressed nucleus pulposus that distorts the annulus fibrosus. In a herniated disc, the nucleus pulposus breaks through the annulus fibrosus, causing it to protrude into the vertebral canal.

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A. Triglycerides B. Amino acids C. Glucose D. Minerals E. Water-soluble vitamins

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What harmful compound does the pancreas release when it does not get enough blood due to circulatory shock?

a. vasopressin b. acetylcholine c. protease d. myocardial toxic factor e. insulin

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Given these muscles:

(1) external abdominal oblique (2) internal abdominal oblique (3) transversus abdominis a. 1,2,3 b. 1,3,2 c. 2,1,3 d. 2,3,1 e. 3,1,2

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One glucose would generate ________ NADH molecules via the citric acid cycle.

A. eight B. six C. three D. two

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