Fluoroquinolones are known to damage tendons and nerves in patients taking the drug. Side effects from quinolones are unavoidable because ________.
A. they inhibit DNA synthesis, and bacteria and eukaryotes carry out very similar mechanisms for DNA replication
B. they inhibit protein synthesis in bacterial cells, which simultaneously disrupts protein synthesis in the host, preventing the production of cartilage
C. they disrupt folic acid synthesis, and both bacteria and humans require folic acid for growth
D. their mechanism of action is to disrupt cytoskeletal fibers in bacteria, which correlates to connective tissue in humans
Answer: A
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A) potential energy called chemical energy B) potential energy called entropy C) kinetic energy called heat D) electrical energy called heat
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a. pituitary gland b. pancreas c. pineal gland d. adrenal glands e. thyroid gland
The exchange of favors between genetically unrelated individuals, to the benefit of both, is termed ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Asclepius, the Greek physician,
A. believed in or advocated the supernatural causes of, and cures for, disease. B. followed, Imhotep's foot steps and taught medicine in the old University of Alexandria during the Ptolemaic reign in Egypt C. wrote De contagione et contagiosis morbis et curatione. In it he described numerous contagious diseases and the means by which contagion can be spread. D. propagated the hypothesis that poisonous vapor or mist made up of particles from decomposing material, caused disease E. believed in or advocated that diseases had natural causes, e.g., "The Four Humor Theory", and that they could be cured by rational methods.