Which of the following statements is not true concerning a nerve?:
A) It is an organ.
B) It is comprised primarily of nervous tissue.
C) It is found in the central nervous system.
D) It conducts electrical messages.
Answer: C
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The motor homunculus shows larger structures in areas of the body that
A) have more surface area. B) have more sensory receptors. C) have bigger skeletal muscles. D) are highly sensitive. E) have more motor units.
Rickets, a disease characterized by overproduction and deficient calcification of osteoid tissue, is caused by a lack of sufficient
A. Vitamin D. B. Calcitonin. C. Thyroid hormone. D. Vitamin A. E. Vitamin C.
Which of the following muscles serves as a common intramuscular injection site, particularly in infants as the buttocks and arm muscles are poorly developed?
A) the vastus lateralis B) the vastus medialis C) rectus femoris D) the vastus intermedius
The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to
A. the name of the first anatomist. B. the Greek word for "function." C. the Greek word for "cutting up." D. the function of internal organs.