Hannah has an auto-immune disease in which the beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed. As a result, she does not make enough insulin. What disease does she have?
A) multiple sclerosis
B) Graves' disease
C) myasthenia gravis
D) type I diabetes mellitus
E) systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
D
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A. Eosinophil B. Basophil C. Neutrophil D. Monocyte
Another name for the nostrils of the nose is:
a. external nares b. nasal cavities c. nasal sinuses d. nasal septum
A 50-year-old male patient comes to his primary care physician complaining of a chronic burning sensation in his chest
The pain is worse when lying down at night after a large meal, and can be alleviated to some degree by the use of over-the-counter antacids. The pain experienced by the patient is most likely due to dysfunction of which of the following gastrointestinal structures? A. lower esophageal sphincter B. pylorus C. salivary glands D. pancreas E. gallbladder
The formation of oxyhemoglobin from deoxyhemoglobin at the lungs is called an unloading reaction.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)