A concentric contraction is described as

A) action potential frequency is high enough that no relaxation of muscle fibers occurs.
B) a muscle produces constant tension during contraction.
C) a muscle produces an increasing tension during contraction.
D) a muscle produces increasing tension as it shortens.
E) a muscle produces tension, but the length of the muscle is increasing.

The cell cycle of a typical somatic cell consists of the ____ and M phases.

A) interphase
B) meiosis I
C) crossing-over
D) meiosis II
E) mitosis

Undesirable outcomes that stem from an inequitable, contentious, oppressive or exploitative employment relationship are sometimes referred to as ­the _______________________.

Marfan syndrome is a hereditary defect of elastin fibers. People with this syndrome have ________.

A) hyperextensible joints
B) a small cranium
C) elastic bones
D) stronger bones
E) viscous blood

The probability that two genes will be separated by crossing-over is related to

A) the phenotype that they control.
B) how far the two genes are from the centromere.
C) the distance between the two genes on the chromosome.
D) whether the two genes are located on a sex chromosome.
E) how far the genes are from the kinetochore.

The blood vessels that are under the greatest pressure are the ________.

A) arterioles
B) capillaries
C) elastic arteries
D) veins
E) venules