An unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction to foreign proteins or other substances is called ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
anaphylaxis
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Clonus is characterized by which one of the following?
A. Involuntary, repetitive, and rhythmic muscle contractions in response to muscle stretch B. Decrease in resistance to passive stretch of a hypertonic muscle C. Excessive resistance to both passive and active muscle stretch D. Prolonged contraction of antigravity muscles E. Brief, involuntary contraction of a single muscle fiber
A medical term that means surgically break bone is ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The term bradykinesia is one in which the word root kinesi means "motion," and the suffix -ia means "condition of."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Alan is somewhat surprised that he has gained a couple of pounds since coming to college. He has never had a weight problem. In high school, he was active every day in school sports. Alan admits that his eating habits probably are not as good as they should be. Still, he eats only three meals a day and a snack at night. He does not snack between meals, because he does not get hungry. Alan is not involved with any college sport, but he does play basketball with his friends occasionally. He also has a part-time job and a full course load. Alan thinks he is more active in college than when he was in high school. In fact, he often feels rushed going to classes because of the distance between classroom buildings and the fact that most of his classes are on the third or fourth floor and he has
to wait to get an elevator.An initial step that Alan can take toward solving the cause of his weight gain is to A. adopt a vegetarian diet. B. eliminate all snacks. C. take the stairs, instead of the elevator, to class. D. eat two large meals instead of three each day.