Define insensible perspiration
A) The loss of water by radiation.
B) The loss of water as cool air moves across the surface of the body.
C) The loss of water by direct transfer of energy through physical contact.
D) The loss of water by evaporation from the skin and alveolar surfaces of the lungs.
E) The loss of water by evaporation from sweat glands.
Answer: D
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a. are the simplest type of nervous system. b. are simple. c. are found in cnidarians. d. are not primitive. e. All of these.
Unlike other joints, a ________ does not join two bones to one another.
A. bony joint B. gomphosis C. syndesmosis D. suture E. cartilaginous joint
The articular cartilage of a typical long bone covers portions of what part of the bone?
A) metaphysis B) diaphysis C) epiphysis D) nutrient foramen E) medullary cavity
The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the ANS differ in the
A. location of the preganglionic cell bodies. B. position of the ganglia where preganglionic and postganglionic neurons synapse. C. length of the preganglionic and postganglionic axons. D. All of the choices are correct.