What would be the consequences of a lacerated trigeminal nerve in terms of muscular control?
What will be an ideal response?
The trigeminal nerve controls the muscles of mastication. Chewing and swallowing would be very adversely affected.
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A) syndesmosis. B) suture. C) symphysis. D) diarthrosis. E) synarthrosis.
Following a heart attack you tell a patient that he now has a myocardial infarction. You explain this as:
A) a blockage of his smallest cardiac veins (venae cordae minimae). B) an area of his myocardium that is necrotic. C) an area of his myocardium that is fibrillating. D) an area of his myocardium that is paradoxically contracting. E) an area of his myocardium that is edematous.
Recessive genes are usually expressed in humans only when ________
A) the organism is in the embryonic stage B) they are coding for skin color C) they are coding for genetic diseases D) both alleles are exactly the same, or homozygous
Which of the following demonstrates a situation when the metabolic rate in A is greater than in B?
A. A single person running at different two speeds; A = 5.5 mph, and B = 7.0 mph B. Two different people running at the same speed; person A = 155 lbs, person B = 180 lbs C. A single person in two different thyroid states; A = hypothyroidism, B = hyperthyroidism D. A single person in two different thermic states; A = exercise induced hyperthermia, B = surgically induced hypothermia