The length of the prenatal development period is called the ________ period.

A) atresia
B) gestation
C) spermatogenesis
D) embryology
E) None of the answers are correct.


B) gestation

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The most important skeletal muscles involved in making normal, relaxed, respiratory movements include (the)

A) serratus anterior and levator scapulae. B) diaphragm and external and internal intercostal muscles. C) rectus abdominis, external and internal oblique, and the transversus abdominis. D) intrinsic back muscles and the scalenus anterior and medius. E) All of the answers are correct.

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Hemoglobin contains ________, a protein combined with an iron-containing pigment called ________.

A. heme; globin B. hematocrit; heme C. globin; heme D. collagen; globin

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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