Which of the following individuals is most likely to be in a negative nitrogen balance?
A. a healthy pregnant woman
B. a 10-year-old child
C. an adult woman with adequate protein intake
D. an elderly homeless man
E. a healthy adult man who exercises
D
You might also like to view...
Which is most likely a result of hypersecretion of growth hormone?
A. Dwarfism B. Increased secretion of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) C. Decreased plasma concentration of IGF-I D. Decreased secretion of somatostatin E. Acromegaly
Most of the skeletal muscles in the body are ________ muscles
A) convergent B) parallel C) straight D) pennate E) circular
The process by which antibodies bind to the antigen on the surface of cells, forming large immune complexes, is called
A) opsonization. B) activation. C) agglutination. D) precipitation. E) neutralization.
Olfactory receptors located in the superior region of the nasal cavity are stimulated when airborne molecules are inhaled and dissolved in the mucous covering
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.