Define serology

What will be an ideal response?


Measurement of the presence of antibodies against a specific organism.

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Which of the following statements regarding the precision of locating a somatic stimulus is FALSE?

A. The precision is greater in areas of the body that have small, overlapping receptive fields than in areas with large, nonoverlapping receptive fields. B. The precision is greater in the lips and fingers than on the back. C. The precision is greater for the skin than for the internal organs. D. Lateral inhibition of parallel afferent pathways increases the precision of locating a stimulus. E. Convergence of afferent neurons onto common ascending pathways increases acuity.

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What is the Latin term for "short"?

A. Minor B. Minimus C. Brevis D. Punctum

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A substance used to calculate plasma clearance must

A. pass freely through the filtration membrane of the renal corpuscle. B. be readily reabsorbed. C. be either a protein or a polysaccharide. D. be secreted into the nephron. E. be produced in the kidney.

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Apoptosis occurs

A) from the embryo onward. B) only when someone has a disease. C) only in the aged. D) only in adults.

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