In a weakened heart, the heart begins to pump less blood, resulting in blood backing up in the veins causing pressure in veins and capillaries to rise. This condition is called
A) angina.
B) congestive heart failure.
C) hypotension.
D) hypertension.
E) atherosclerosis.
B
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In "The Disembodied Lady", neurologist Oliver Sacks tells the story of a patient who suffered a catastrophic loss of sensory function. She said, "I feel my body is blind and deaf to itself... It has no sense of itself." The patient's nerve damage was strikingly specific. What single type of neuron most likely suffered damage?
A. gustatory receptors B. proprioceptors C. olfactory receptors D. Meissner corpuscles E. rods and cones Clarify Question What is the key concept addressed by the question? What type of thinking is required? Gather Content What do you already know about sensory receptors? What other information is related to the question? Choose Answer Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer? Reflect on Process Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
The organ of Corti
a. functions in the awareness of motion and the sense of equilibrium. b. controls the sense of depth perception. c. converts sound vibrations into impulses that enable hearing. d. secretes cerebrospinal fluid. e. detects light energy
“Smaller teeth and jaws, presence of a chin, thin
facial bones, and rounder, higher skull” would be a partial description of a. Australopithecus robustus. b. Australopithecus boisei. c. Homo habilis (early Homo). d. Homo erectus. e. Homo sapiens.
Many bacterial infections are treated with drugs, such as penicillin and sulpha drugs, that ____ the bacterium’s
enzyme activity. a. inhibit b. promote c. decrease d. stabilize e. accentuate