Which of the following would not decrease the blood colloid osmotic pressure (COP)?
A) Severe liver failure
B) An extremely low-protein diet
C) Hypoproteinemia
D) Starvation
E) A diet predominantly based on red meat
E
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A. Sacral B. Brachial C. Cervical D. Lumbar E. Coccygeal
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements regarding action potentials generated in a neuronal membrane is FALSE?
A. Action potentials travel decrementally down the membrane. B. An action potential generates a new action potential in an adjacent area of membrane. C. An action potential generates a local current that depolarizes adjacent membrane to threshold potential. D. Action potentials are usually initiated at the initial segment of a neuron. E. An action potential generated by a threshold stimulus is the same size as one generated by a supra-threshold stimulus.
An elderly woman, with extensive osteoarthritis of her left hip joint, entered the hospital to have a total hip joint replacement (prosthesis implantation). After surgery, her left hip had to be maintained in adduction to prevent dislocation of the prosthesis while healing was occurring. Physical therapy was prescribed to prevent atrophy of the gluteal muscles during the interval of disuse. Name
the gluteal muscles and describe the action of each that was being prevented while the hip was adducted. What will be an ideal response?