A physician diagnoses a patient with lepromatous Hansen's disease. All of the following pertain to the patient EXCEPT
A) disfiguring nodules form all over the body.
B) the disease has progressed from the tuberculoid stage.
C) a skin biopsy will be taken to aid diagnosis.
D) treatment will include injections of penicillin.
E) infection probably occurred as a result of prolonged contact with another infected individual.
D
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A. oxidized B. reduced C. phosphorylated D. oxidized and reduced E. None of the answer options is correct.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of shade leaves on a plant?
A. more chlorophyll production B. less mesophyll tissue C. more air spaces D. lacking an epidermal layer
In the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis,NADP+ gets its electrons to become NADPH from ____
a. ATP synthase b. the flow of hydrogen ions c. electron transfer chains d. oxygen gas e. glucose
The motor (somatic nervous) system can alter the activities of its targets, the skeletal muscle fibers, because _____
A) it is electrically coupled by gap junctions to the muscles B) its signals bind to receptor proteins on the muscles C) its signals reach the muscles via the blood D) it is connected to the internal neural network of the muscles