What can cause gouty arthritis?
A) excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue joints
B) a disorder in the body's immune system resulting in destruction of joints
C) a thickening of the synovial membrane and a decrease in fluid production
D) a bacterial infection in the bursae
A) excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue joints
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A. secrete inflammatory chemicals. B. secrete cytokines that stimulate clonal selection of B cells. C. secrete cytokines that stimulate clonal selection of cytotoxic T cells. D. secrete fever-producing chemicals. E. secrete cytokines that stimulate macrophage activity.
Glycogenesis is stimulated by ________, whereas glycogenolysis is stimulated by ________.
A. insulin; aldosterone B. growth hormone; insulin C. insulin; glucagon and epinephrine D. growth hormone; cortisol E. growth hormone; glucagon and epinephrine
The ________ is/are composed of multiple structures that collaboratively process and experience emotions.
A. limbic system B. cerebellum C. hypothalamus D. medulla oblongata E. cerebellar peduncles
What reflex flexes the toes when the inferior surface of the foot is stroked?
A. Achilles reflex B. Cremasteric reflex C. Abdominal reflex D. Plantar reflex E. Patellar reflex