How are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis different?


Osteoarthritis is a "wear-and-tear" disease seen usually in the elderly. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks synovial joints, triggered by an infection or some other cause.

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The stylohyoid is innervated by which nerve?

A) abducens B) trigeminal C) facial D) trochlear E) oculomotor

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When bicarbonate levels fall due to an accumulation of fixed acids in the body, the result is

A. metabolic acidosis. B. metabolic alkalosis. C. insufficient respiration. D. respiratory acidosis. E. respiratory alkalosis.

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"Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is

A) teleological. B) theological. C) metalogical. D) mechanistic. E) scatological.

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Basophils and lymphocytes have this characteristic in common:

a. both are thrombocytes b. both are leukocytes c. both are granular leukocytes d. both B and C above

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