Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with eText - Access Card Package (10th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with eText - Access Card Package (10th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321908599
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 10CP
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The reason of development of bone problems in females in some cultures in which their body is covered and only their eyes are exposed.

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The covering of the body with clothes leads to the lack of the synthesis of the metabolite cholecalciferol in the body. This leads to the occurrence of the bone problems, due to the lack of the absorption of the calcium and the phosphate ions.

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Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with eText - Access Card Package (10th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)

Ch. 5 - Prob. 12CPCh. 5 - Prob. 18CPCh. 5 - Prob. 17CPCh. 5 - Name the two major pigments in the epidermis.Ch. 5 - Why does exposure to sunlight darken skin?Ch. 5 - Prob. 8CPCh. 5 - Prob. 9CPCh. 5 - Prob. 10CPCh. 5 - Describe a typical strand of hair.Ch. 5 - What happens when the arrector pili muscle...Ch. 5 - Once a burn on the forearm that destroys the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 22CPCh. 5 - Prob. 23CPCh. 5 - Prob. 24CPCh. 5 - Which type of skin gland is most affected by the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 26CPCh. 5 - Prob. 27CPCh. 5 - Prob. 28CPCh. 5 - Prob. 29CPCh. 5 - Why can skin regenerate effectively even after...Ch. 5 - Prob. 31CPCh. 5 - Why does hair turn while or gray with age?Ch. 5 - Prob. 1RQCh. 5 - The two major components of the integumentary...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3RQCh. 5 - Prob. 4RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5RQCh. 5 - Prob. 6RQCh. 5 - Prob. 7RQCh. 5 - The accessory structures of the integument include...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9RQCh. 5 - Prob. 10RQCh. 5 - Prob. 11RQCh. 5 - The primary function of sensible perspiration is...Ch. 5 - Prob. 13RQCh. 5 - Prob. 14RQCh. 5 - Prob. 15RQCh. 5 - Prob. 16RQCh. 5 - Prob. 17RQCh. 5 - What two major layers constitute the dermis, and...Ch. 5 - List the four phases in the regeneration of the...Ch. 5 - Contrast insensible perspiration and sensible...Ch. 5 - Prob. 21RQCh. 5 - Prob. 22RQCh. 5 - Prob. 23RQCh. 5 - Prob. 24RQCh. 5 - Prob. 25RQCh. 5 - Prob. 26RQCh. 5 - Prob. 27RQCh. 5 - Prob. 28RQCh. 5 - Prob. 29RQCh. 5 - One of the factors to which lie detectors respond...Ch. 5 - Prob. 31RQCh. 5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5 - Prob. 2CC
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