Using a circular saw-like instrument to remove bone or tissue is called __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


trephination

Anatomy & Physiology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following types of stimuli produces only a local potential, but not an action potential?

A) maximal B) supramaximal C) threshold D) subthreshold

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The distribution of sodium and potassium ions between intracellular and extracellular compartments is

A. potassium mainly intracellular; sodium mainly in extracellular. B. sodium mainly intracellular; potassium mainly in extracellular. C. little of either intracellular but large amounts of both extracellular. D. equal amounts of both ions, in both intracellular and extracellular fluids. E. None of these choices is correct.

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________ are the fluid-filled spaces in which the osteocytes of bone reside.

A. Trabeculae B. Lamellae C. Canaliculi D. Lacunae

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