Which of the following events would most likely cause a person to faint and experience difficulty breathing?
A) Exposure to gamma rays
B) Eating fish containing mercury
C) An insect sting
D) Inhalation of asbestos particles
Ans: C) An insect sting
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What type of cartilage is located between the bones in a symphysis?
A. Hyaline cartilage B. Reticular cartilage C. Elastic cartilage D. Sutural cartilage E. Fibrocartilage
________ cells enable the immune system to respond more quickly if the same antigen is encountered a second time.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A six-month-old baby is admitted to the hospital with a broken bone. This is the third fracture in the otherwise healthy child. The parents are arrested on charges of child abuse. The defense lawyer gets the charges dropped after the results of genetic tests indicate which of the following conditions?
A. Anemia B. Osteogenesis imperfecta C. Osteoporosis D. Polydactyly
Which of the following is not a characteristic of age-related changes at the tissue level?
A. injuries heal rapidly and more completely in older people B. reduced flexibility and elasticity of connective tissue C. arterial walls become less elastic D. rate of red blood cell synthesis declines E. development of atherosclerosis