You have been asked to design the stem component of a total hip joint. This component is inserted into the medullary cavity of the femur and serves as a major load-carrying unit. The load on a hip joint can exceed twice the body weight during normal walking and can be even higher when running or jumping. What family of materials would be a good candidate for this application?

some scientists like gregory adcock agree with thorne's theory of regional continuity.

others, like chris stringer and ian tattersall, believe thorne's results may be contaminated or misinterpreted.

is it multiple choice?

it is because according to the process , scientific inquiry is a process with many steps because each step occurs to the scientist and if you just skip a step there would be no steps to scientific inquiry.