Prolonged vomiting of stomach contents will result in
A. metabolic acidosis.
B. metabolic alkalosis.
C. respiratory acidosis.
D. respiratory alkalosis.
E. None of these choices is correct.
B
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a. gluconeogenesis b. epinephrine c. aldosterone d. corticosterone e. glucagon
The kidneys receive their blood from the
A. inferior mesenteric arteries. B. renal arteries. C. suprarenal arteries. D. superior mesenteric artery. E. celiac trunk.
Heme released from hemoglobin in aged red blood cells is decomposed in the liver into
A. iron and interleukins. B. iron and the bile pigment bilirubin, which is eventually converted to biliverdin. C. serum and plasma proteins. D. iron and the bile pigment biliverdin, which is eventually converted to bilirubin.
The smaller the receptive fields in a region, the
a. greater the density of receptors in the region. b. greater the acuity in the region. c. more cortical space allotted for sensory reception from the region. d. both (a) and (b) above. e. all of these answers.