A woman running a marathon collapses at the finish line and is rushed to the hospital. The physicians determine that she has lost a large amount of water and salts from excessive sweating. The appropriate course of action for the physicians would be to
determine the woman's intracellular fluid levels so that they can provide a fluid replacement therapy that will
A) regain isotonic conditions of salt and water.
B) regain hypertonic conditions of salt and water.
C) regain hypotonic conditions of salt and water.
D) provide a measure of metabolic heat production.
Answer: A
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A. true B. false
The process by which Darwin came to the idea of evolution by natural selection was quick and based
on little evidence.
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a. thalamus b. hypothalamus c. cerebrum d. brain stem e. cerebellum
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