What role do the fontanelles play in infant development?
What will be an ideal response?
These fibrous connective tissue structures fill in between the bones of the cranium in a newborn infant. As the brain grows, the skull bones can move apart and allow for brain growth without interfering with nervous system development and function.
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The number of bones in the lower extremities is
A. 20. B. 30. C. 40. D. 50. E. 60.
Neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles in
A) myofibrils. B) motor units. C) motor neuron endings. D) motor end plates.
Carbon dioxide is transported in the blood in all the following ways except
a. bicarbonate ion. b. carbonic acid. c. directly dissolved. d. as a gas. e. as carbaminohemoglobin.
In response to the increased availability of nutrients during the absorptive state, liver and muscle
A. increase gluconeogenesis. B. decrease amino acid uptake. C. increase glycogenesis. D. All of the choices are correct.