A Coherent Set of Ideas That Helps to Explain Data

question 11

Multiple Choice

A coherent set of ideas that helps to explain data and make predictions is called a(n) :

• A) theory.
• B) classification.
• C) hypothesis.
• D) axiom.

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Definitions:

Brachiocephalic Veins

Major veins that return oxygen-depleted blood from the upper limbs, neck, and head to the heart.

Great Saphenous

The longest vein in the body, running along the length of the leg, used in grafts during coronary bypass surgery.

Femoral

Pertaining to the thigh or femur (thigh bone), particularly in reference to arteries, veins, and nerves running through the thigh area.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that originates from the right ventricle of the heart and bifurcates into the right and left pulmonary arteries, carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs.