If a Person Reports Small Gaps in His or Her

question 691

Multiple Choice

If a person reports small gaps in his or her memory of past events, it is

• A)normal.
• B)the early indications of Alzheimer's disease.
• C)called amnesia.
• D)possible he or she is lying, since memories are permanent.

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Definitions:

Medullary Cavity

The central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (fat) is stored; it is crucial for the formation of blood cells.

Intramembranous Ossification

Intramembranous ossification is a process by which bone tissue is created directly from fibrous connective tissue, as seen in the formation of the flat bones of the skull.

Diaphysis

Shaft of a long bone.

Epiphyseal Line

Dense plate of bone in a bone that is no longer growing, indicating the former site of the epiphyseal plate.