Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The cervical curve develops before birth.
• B) The adult vertebral column has three curvatures.
• C) Scoliosis is the term applied to normal curvature of the spine.
• D) An exaggerated thoracic curvature of the vertebral column is called kyphosis.
• E) Lordosis is an exaggeration of the cervical curvature.

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Definitions:

Body Weight

A measurement of a person's mass or heaviness, often associated with health and fitness.

Resting Metabolic Rate

The rate at which the body expends energy while at rest, crucial for maintaining basic bodily functions such as breathing and circulation.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that each individual has a genetically determined range of optimal weight and temperature that their body regulates to maintain.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that an individual's body weight and other physiological factors are regulated at a predetermined, or 'set', level by the brain.