Choose the letter that best describes the function of this receptor type: Pacinian corpuscle 

A. tonic receptors located near the surface of the skin
B. pressure sensitive receptors deep in the subcutaneous layer
C. receptors on the face and fingertips sensitive to light touch


B. pressure sensitive receptors deep in the subcutaneous layer

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For a donor organ not to be rejected by the recipient:a

the MHC complexes should be compatible. b. the recipient's plasma cells would be inactivated. c. the recipient's passive immunity pathway would be activated. d. the NK cells of the recipient would be inactivated. e. the cytotoxic T cells would be inactivated.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Hepatic encephalopathy is a condition in which:

A) liver disease causes reduced brain function. B) the liver is acutely inflamed from a virus. C) acute hypoglycemia results from liver failure. D) alcohol progressively destroys the liver tissue.

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