What makes vegetable oils with trans fats similar in structure to saturated animal fats? Which type of fat is harmful, and in what way?
What will be an ideal response?
Trans fats have hydrogen atoms attached to make them more saturated and solid at room temperature, like animal fats. Both vegetable trans fats and saturated animal fats are associated with cardiovascular disease.
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What muscle of the hand extends the index finger only?
A. Extensor digiti minimi B. Extensor pollicis brevis C. Extensor indicis D. Extensor digitorum
Sully is involved in a car accident in which he is rear-ended. The traumatic hyperextension of his head caused
A. a herniated disc. B. scoliosis. C. whiplash. D. a fracture. E. spina bifida.
Near the carotid sinus,
A) the common carotid divides into an internal and an external branch. B) the internal carotids fuse with the vertebral arteries. C) the external carotid forms the internal carotid. D) veins and arteries form anastomoses. E) the aorta gives rise to the common carotids.