Anatomy & Physiology B/C

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Describe the difference between Duchenne and Becker's muscular dystrophies.

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Describe the difference between Duchenne and Becker's muscular dystrophies.

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In Becker's, there is still a somewhat functional form of dystrophin present, leading to less severe symptoms compared to that of Duchenne's, where dystrophin is entirely absent.

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In Becker's, there is still a somewhat functional form of dystrophin present, leading to less severe symptoms compared to that of Duchenne's, where dystrophin is entirely absent.

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What are the differences in the general appearance of a female's skull and hip compared to a male's?

[sciolyFTW_aku]

What are the differences in the general appearance of a female's skull and hip compared to a male's?

Females have a wider pelvis in general, a wider obturator foramen, and their pubic angle is greater. In the subject os the skull, men tend to have heavier and thicker skulls, and they have sligthly blunter orbital surface. Men also have a more pronounced temporal ridge than women.

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1) The male skull is larger and heavier than the female skull
2) The female pelvis is wider and larger than the male pelvis, while the male iliac crest is higher than the female pelvis.

[Whoppers]

What are the differences in the general appearance of a female's skull and hip compared to a male's?

Females have a wider pelvis in general, a wider obturator foramen, and their pubic angle is greater. In the subject os the skull, men tend to have heavier and thicker skulls, and they have sligthly blunter orbital surface. Men also have a more pronounced temporal ridge than women.

Correct, your turn!

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Which sites in the vertebral column are the most common sites for disc herniation?

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Which sites in the vertebral column are the most common sites for disc herniation?

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Mostly in the lumbar vertebrae, but cervical disc herniations may also occur

[sciolyFTW_aku]

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Which sites in the vertebral column are the most common sites for disc herniation?

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Mostly in the lumbar vertebrae, but cervical disc herniations may also occur

Could you be more specific, for example, sites in between certain vertebrae?