Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 35, Problem 5SQ
Parathyroid hormone stimulate__________.
- a. bone breakdown
- b. bone deposition
- c. red blood cell formation
- d. all of the above
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 35 - An endoskeleton consists of _________. a. a fluid...Ch. 35 - Bones are __________. a. mineral reservoirs b....Ch. 35 - Bones move when __________ muscles contract. a....Ch. 35 - A ligament connects ________. a. bones at a joint...Ch. 35 - Building Better Bones Tiffany, shown in FIGURE...Ch. 35 - Building Better Bones Tiffany, shown in FIGURE...Ch. 35 - Building Better Bones Tiffany, shown in FIGURE...Ch. 35 - Building Better Bones Tiffany, shown in FIGURE...Ch. 35 - Parathyroid hormone stimulate__________. a. bone...Ch. 35 - The ___ attaches to the pelvic girdle. a. radius...
Ch. 35 - The __________ is the basic unit of contraction....Ch. 35 - In sarcomeres, phosphate-group transfers from ATP...Ch. 35 - A sarcomere shortens when ________. a. thick...Ch. 35 - Muscle fibers produce ATP by__________. a. aerobic...Ch. 35 - Prob. 11SQCh. 35 - A motor unit is _________. a. a muscle and the...Ch. 35 - __________from a motor neuron excites a muscle...Ch. 35 - Prob. 14SQCh. 35 - Match the words with their defining feature....Ch. 35 - Continued strenuous activity can cause lactate to...Ch. 35 - After death, calcium pumps no longer function and...
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