Define intervertebral disk disease

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Occurs when the center of the disk becomes less pliable and pressure between the vertebrae causes the disk center to rupture through the fibrous outer layer.

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Which is not an effector innervated by the autonomic nervous system?

A. Cardiac muscle B. Glands C. Smooth muscle D. Skeletal muscle E. No exceptions; all are effectors of the autonomic nervous system

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Erythrocytes

a. do not contain a nucleus. b. survive an average of 120 days. c. do not have the ability to use O2 for energy production despite the fact that they transport O2 to all the other tissues of the body. d. do not contain a nucleus and survive an average of 120 days. e. all of these answers.

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The substance that an enzyme acts on in a chemical reaction is called its

A. catalyst. B. substrate. C. product. D. modulator. E. complex.

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What muscles are the most important in typing?

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