Bone Mass Increases in Humans Until About Age __________ Because

question 63

Multiple Choice

Bone mass increases in humans until about age __________ because __________ after that time.

• A)18; osteoclast activity commences
• B)13; osteoblast activity slows
• C)24; osteoblast activity slows
• D)24; osteocytes no longer function
• E)18; osteocytes are no longer formed

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Definitions:

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most scores fall near the middle, with fewer scores at the extremes.

Positively Correlated

When two variables move in the same direction, meaning that as one variable increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases, the other also decreases.

Height

A measurement of an individual’s stature from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head when standing upright.

Weight

A measure of the heaviness of an object, often correlated with mass and influenced by the force of gravity.