When elevating the mandible to chew food, the temporomandibular joint functions as a _________ joint

A.   pivot
B.   ball and socket
C.   hinge
D.   saddle


C

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Every spinal segment is associated with a pair of ________ that contain the cell bodies of sensory neurons.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following bones forms most of the roof of the cranium?

A. Temporal B. Mandible C. Parietal D. Frontal

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Which of the following is not one of the three basic components of a cell?

A) Nucleus B) Plasma membrane C) Interstitial fluid D) Cytoplasm

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Which of the following is a characteristic of double-stranded DNA?

2 nanometers in width 10 bases of length per turn 0.34 nanometers per base pair 2 nanometers in width and 10 base pairs per turn 2 nanometers in width, 10 bases of length per turn, and 0.34 nanometers per base pair

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