A(n)____ Device, Like the One in the Accompanying Figure, Authenticates

question 11

Multiple Choice

A(n) ____ device, like the one in the accompanying figure, authenticates a person's identity by translating a personal characteristic, such as a fingerprint, into a digital code that then is compared with a digital code stored in the computer verifying a physical or behavioral characteristic.

• A)authentication
• B)personal
• C)identification
• D)biometric

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Definitions:

Muscular Artery

A type of medium-sized artery that has a thicker muscular layer, which allows for regulation of blood flow by contracting or dilating.

Arteriole

A small diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries.

Ascending Aorta

Part of the aorta from which the coronary arteries arise.

Coronary Arteries

Major blood vessels that supply the heart muscle (myocardium) with oxygenated blood and nutrients.