The Articulation That Most Closely Resembles a Hinge in the Body

question 120

Multiple Choice

The articulation that most closely resembles a hinge in the body involves which bones?

• A) humerus-ulna
• B) humerus-radius
• C) femur-tibia
• D) femur-fibula

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Definitions:

Constant Returns to Scale

A situation where increasing all inputs by a certain factor results in output increasing by the same factor, indicating proportionate scalability of production.

Increasing Returns to Scale

Occurs when an increase in all inputs by a certain percentage causes a more than proportional increase in output.

Decreasing Returns to Scale

Decreasing returns to scale occur when an increase in all inputs leads to a less than proportional increase in output, showing that the firm becomes less efficient as it scales up production.

Increasing Opportunity Costs

A situation where the cost of forgoing the next best alternative increases as more resources are devoted to an activity.