In a child, a vitamin D deficiency results in ______, whereas a vitamin A deficiency
results in ______.
A) excess calcium absorption; osteomalacia
B) rickets; retardation of bone development
C) soft bones; rickets
D) pituitary dwarfism; rickets
B
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A) larynx B) trachea C) pharynx D) bronchus E) bronchioles
Peritubular capillaries are associated with the convoluted tubules, while vasa recta are associated with the nephron loop.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Joe is 40 years old and 30 pounds overweight. Like many middle-aged men, Joe carries most of this extra weight in his abdomen and jokes with his friends about his "beer gut." During an annual physical, Joe's physician advises him that his spine is developing an abnormal curvature. Why is the curvature of Joe's spine changing, and what is this condition called?
Tawanda finishes a sprint and suffers great pain in her calf muscles. Her muscle cramps
are most likely due to a temporary deficit of A) ATP. B) myosin. C) actin. D) ADP.