The primary function of ________ is exemplified when bones function as to change the magnitude and direction of the forces generated by skeletal muscle.
A) support
B) protection
C) leverage
D) storage
E) blood cell production
C) leverage
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When muscles underlying the skin contract, the intervening ________ tissue stretches so that the muscles can move independently, without pulling against the skin.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Following crossing-over in meiosis I, which of the following is NOT true?
A. A resulting gamete may have millions of possible different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes. B. Random orientation of maternal and parental chromatids to either pole of the cell allows mixing of these in resultant gametes. C. It is extremely unlikely that all 23 maternal and paternal chromosomes will end up in the same gamete. D. Maternal and paternal chromatids will always orient to opposite poles of the cell, remaining segregated from one another. E. Chromatid pairs lined up in the cell are separated so that half end up in each daughter cell when division occurs.
The three types of protein fibers in connective tissue are
A) tendons, ligaments, and elastic ligaments. B) loose, dense, and irregular. C) cartilage, bone, and collagen. D) collagen, reticular, and elastic. E) polar, cellular, and permeable.
Monoclonal antibodies are used in clinical laboratory diagnosis because they bind to many antigenic determinates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false