What is the most likely function of a synostosis?

A. To bear heavy weight
B. To protect delicate organs
C. To permit a wide range of motion
D. To allow flexion of the trunk
E. To permit growth in childhood


B. To protect delicate organs

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A. downward rotation, extension B. downward rotation, abduction C. upward rotation, abduction D. abduction, adduction

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Somatic __________ neurons carry information from the CNS to skeletal muscle fibers.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The portal circulation does NOT receive blood from the

A) spleen B) stomach C) pancreas D) kidney

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The sequence of nucleotides in a messenger RNA molecule is needed to determine the sequence of

A. amino acids in a protein. B. nucleotides in the anticodons of tRNA. C. nucleotides in a gene. D. amino acids in DNA. E. codons in DNA.

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