Which is the action of histamine?
A) releases digestive enzymes that destroy the injured cells and then attacks the surrounding tissues
B) increases rate of metabolism
C) interferes with viral replication inside the cell
D) makes capillaries more permeable and speeds up blood flow through the area of damaged tissue
E) enhances phagocytosis
D) makes capillaries more permeable and speeds up blood flow through the area of damaged tissue
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a. People with more body fat have more body water. b. Infants have less water per pound than adults. c. Females have less water per pound than men. d. Both A and C above.
What are the chemical messengers released by neurons that are used to either to excite or to inhibit other cells?
A) paracrines B) neurotransmitters C) hormones D) None of the listed responses is correct.
To speed healing from surgery, incisions should be placed ________ to lines of cleavage.
A. perpendicular B. parallel
Which set of regions in the abdominopelvic cavity is medial?
A) umbilical, right lumbar, and left lumbar regions B) epigastric, umbilical, and hypogastric (pubic) regions C) iliac (inguinal), lumbar, and hypogastric (pubic) regions D) epigastric, right, and left hypochondriac regions E) right and left iliac (inguinal), and hypogastric (pubic) regions