Choose the ONE that is a synonym for the word：atrophy A: trophy B: inflammation C: stunting D: startling

Which of the following means loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin? A: dermatology B: atrophodermatosis C: dermatitis D: dermatolysis

Yanglingquan(GB 20) is not uesd to treat: A: Knee pain B: Atrophy or paralysis in the lower limbs C: Bitter taste in mouth D: Dysuria

Serum calcium decrease was not found<br/>in: A: Acute bone atrophy B: Infant tetany C: Osteomalacia D: Hypoproteinemia E: Chronic nephritis

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)is diagnosed in approximately one out of every _________ live births and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality. A: 8,000 B: 10,000 C: 12,000 D: 15,000

A 30-year-old man sustains a left femoral fracture in a skiing accident, and his leg is placed in a plaster cast. After the leg has been immobilized for several weeks, the diameter of the left calf has decreased. This change is most likely to result from which of the following alteration in the calf muscles? A: Metaplasia B: Hyperplasia C: Necrosis D: Atrophy