Which Can Result from the Bone Demineralization Associated with Immobility

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which can result from the bone demineralization associated with immobility?

• A) Osteoporosis
• B) Urinary retention
• C) Pooling of blood
• D) Susceptibility to infection

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Definitions:

Paleoanthropological Evidence

Fossils and other physical remnants of early humans and their ancestors, used to study human evolution.

Facultative Bipedalism

The ability to walk on two legs (bipedally) when necessary or advantageous, but not as the primary mode of locomotion.

Sexual Dimorphism

The condition where two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.

Sahelanthropus

An extinct genus of hominids believed to be one of the earliest members of the human lineage, dating back to approximately 7 million years ago.