Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel. Moreover, a piece of the ________ (clot) may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n) ________
A) embolism; thrombus
B) thrombosis; plaque
C) plaque; thrombus
D) thrombus; embolus
E) plaque; embolus
D
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A. Deltoid tuberosity B. Spine C. Medial border D. Coracoid process E. Acromion process
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Skeletal muscle is also called striated muscle. 2. Smooth muscle is also called voluntary muscle. 3. Cardiac muscle is found in the heart. 4. Like skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles have striations. 5. Like skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles have intercalated disks.
The closed foramen ovale becomes the ________ after birth.
A. fossa ovalis B. ligamentum arteriosum C. ligamentum venosum D. ligamentum ovale E. valves
Protein is a macronutrient
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.