Smell receptors and taste cells are both a special type of receptor called a(n) ____________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


chemoreceptor

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Patients can request that their version of events be placed in the medical record

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Police have called for EMS assistance at the home of a 78-year-old woman. The patient's daughter called 911 after her mother stated that she "didn't want to live anymore." The police officer tells you, "I don't think she'd actually hurt herself, since she's almost 80 years old." Which of the following is an appropriate response to this statement?

A) "You're right, she probably wouldn't. Let me see if she wants to sign a refusal of care form." B) "Actually, elderly patients have a high rate of depression and suicide." C) "I don't think she needs a hospital evaluation; the daughter can take her to her primary physician." D) "She may be being abused; you should question the daughter about it."

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Female heterozygotes for G6PD deficiency have one population of cells that is normal and one that is G6PD deficient because:

a. There is random inactivation of one X chromosome b. There is random inactivation of one Y chromosome. c. There is random activation of one X chromosome. d. There is random activation of one Y chromosome.

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A hydrocarbon consists of:

A. carbon and oxygen only. B. carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only. C. carbon and nitrogen only. D. carbon and hydrogen only.

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