Growth in width of bones
What will be an ideal response?
Growing bones widen as they lengthen through appositional growth, can occur throughout life. Bones thicken in response to increased stress from muscle activity or added weight. Osteoblasts beneath periosteum secrete bone matrix on external bone. Osteoclasts remove bone on endosteal surface. Usually more building up than breaking down which leads to thicker, stronger bone that is not too heavy.
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Isolates from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or respiratory tract specimens that are gram-negative coccobacilli grow on chocolate agar in CO2 but not on blood agar, and are porphyrin-negative and nonhemolytic on rabbit or horse blood may be identified as:
a. H. parainfluenzae. b. Haemophilus parahaemolyticus. c. H. haemolyticus. d. H. influenzae.
The organelle featured in Figure 4-3:
a. is present in a few prokaryotes.
b. is the major site of protein synthesis in the cell.
c. plays a vital role in packaging materials to be secreted.
d. plays a central role in energy metabolism.
e. is located in the nucleus
Two babies are mixed up in the hospital nursery. The blood types of Couple 1 are A and O and the blood types of Couple 2 are AB and B. Baby Joe has blood type O and Baby Jane has blood type B. Who are the parents of Baby Joe and Baby Jane?
A. Couple 1, Baby Joe; Couple 2, Baby Jane B. Couple 1, Baby Jane; Couple 2, Baby Joe C. Couple 1, Baby Joe; Couple 2 could not be the parents of either baby D. Couple 2, Baby Joe; Couple 1 could not be the parents of either baby E. From these combinations of blood types, it is impossible to determine