Cessation of the normal adult menstrual cycle for six months or more is called
A) dysfunction.
B) amenorrhea.
C) menarche.
D) puberty.
E) dysmenorrhea.
B) amenorrhea.
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If the sodium-potassium pumps in the plasma membrane fail to function, all of the following occur except that the
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In anticipation for a medical school swimming party, a 60-year-old male professor squeezes into last year's bikini bathing suit despite gaining 25 lb over the winter. Following a day of "impressing" his students and colleagues, he notices numbness, tingling, and a burning sensation in the lateral aspect of his left upper thigh. His symptoms are exacerbated by applying pressure near the left anterior superior iliac spine. What nerve is most likely affected?
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