The Bite-Wing Tab Is a Heavy Paperboard Tab or Loop

question 3

Multiple Choice

The bite-wing tab is a heavy paperboard tab or loop fitted around a periapical film and used to stabilize the film during exposure. The periapical film is oriented in the bite loop so that the tab portion extends from the white side (tube side) of the film.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) Both statements are false.
• C) The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
• D) The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

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Definitions:

Blood Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body, where the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste substances occurs between blood and tissues.

Muscle Fiber Type

Classification of muscle fibers based on their contraction speed and fatigue resistance, including Type I (slow-twitch) and Type II (fast-twitch).

Terminal Cisternae

Enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounding the transverse tubules in muscle cells, involved in calcium storage and release.

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

A specialized type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells, involved in the regulation of calcium ions.