A piece of a blood clot that dislodges and is transported by the bloodstream is called a(n) ____
a. embolus
b. thrombus
c. infarction
d. stroke
a
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A) opening the mouth B) turning the hand palm upward C) extreme bending of the head backwards D) moving the hand toward the shoulder E) spreading the fingers
Muscles that attach to bone at one end and skin at another include which of the following?
A. The multifidus muscles B. The piloerector muscles C. The lumbricals D. The muscles of facial expression E. The sphincters
By which method does the following move into the cell: movement of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other small uncharged molecules across the membrane?
A)Active transport mechanisms B)Simple diffusion C)Receptor-mediated endocytosis D)Osmosis E)Phagocytosis
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.