What is basal metabolic rate?
A) the minimum resting energy expenditure of an awake, alert person
B) the minimum resting energy expenditure of a sleeping person
C) the maximum energy expenditure during exercise of an average person
D) the maximum energy expenditure during exercise of an athlete
E) the amount of heat generated by an awake, alert person
Answer: A
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A) parietal lobe. B) temporal lobe. C) frontal lobe. D) occipital lobe. E) parietal and frontal lobes.
What are the three distinct waveforms called that are found in a normal ECG?
a. A wave, B wave, C wave b. Q wave, R wave, S wave c. Q wave, R complex, S wave d. P wave, RST complex, Q wave e. P wave, QRS complex, T wave
The cerebellum communicates with other regions of the CNS through the
A) flocculonodular lobe. B) cerebellar peduncles. C) vermis. D) lateral hemispheres. E) folia.
Individuals who have been infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
A. succumb to the disease in a relatively brief period of time after infection due to massive loss of B lymphocytes. B. always manifest symptoms early in the disease process. C. can be diagnosed only when they develop certain rare forms of cancer. D. generally are diagnosed by detection of anti-HIV antibodies or HIV RNA in their blood. E. have normal B-cell and cytotoxic T-cell function.