What is the function of erythropoietin?
a. creates a feeling of satiety after food consumption
b. increases the production of antibodies in the blood
c. stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow
d. reduces inflammation due to injury or disease
c. stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow
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Which of the following is TRUE regarding the step in gene cloning when bacterial cells take up recombinant vector?
A. The process is known as transformation when a viral vector is used. B. The process is known as transfection when a plasmid vector is used. C. The cell is treated with agents that render it impermeable to the plasmid. D. The cell is treated with agents that render it permeable to the plasmid. E. Most cells will successfully take up one plasmid.
Kidney stones____
a. are four times more likely to occur in men than women b. usually cause extreme pain c. cause no pain when they enter the ureter d. are formed when proteins that are dissolved in the urine concentrate e. never block the flow of urine
The type of microscope that directs a beam of electrons back and forth across a specimen thinly coated
with metal is a a. compound light microscope. b. stereoscope. c. transmission electron microscope. d. scanning electron microscope. e. scanning tunneling microscope.
The parietal lobe is responsible for ____.
A. vision B. sensory input from the skin and joints C. hearing D. generating a motor response E. inhibiting unsuitable behaviors