Natasha has just been diagnosed as having a torn diaphragm. This confuses her, since she knows her diaphragm is just above her abdomen whereas she feels the pain in her neck and upper arms. What she is experiencing is an example of ________

A) Pacinian pain B) referred pain C) piloerector pain D) epigastritis


Answer: B

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A. true B. false

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Which of the following is true of a

methylation?

a. the particular methylation is passed on in mitosis b. chemicals in cigarette smoke remove methyl groups c. methylation is never a random event d. histones are immune to methylation e. methylation is always harmful

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Alcohol has diuretic effects, increasing urine output. By which one of the following is this mediated?

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Which of the following is not considered to be one of the major components of health-related physical fitness?

What will be an ideal response?

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