E.Z. Goen is admitted to the cardiac unit with a diagnosis of endocarditis. When E.Z. asks the nurse where the infection is located, the nurse replies that the infection is in
A. the outer layer of the heart wall.
B. the inner lining of the heart.
C. a membranous sac that encloses the heart wall.
D. the muscular layer of the heart.
E. the lining of the mediastinum.
B
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If an excitatory neuron and an inhibitory neuron both stimulate the same postsynaptic neuron simultaneously, what can you know for sure is happening in the postsynaptic neuron?
a. it would likely reach threshold b. its permeability to cations and anions would decrease c. its resting membrane potential would increase d. it would be experiencing temporal summation e. increased permeability to cations
The ________ synthesizes bile acids by metabolizing ________.
A. liver; cholesterol B. duodenum; neutral fats C. pancreas; bile salts D. gallbladder; cholesterol E. ileum; bilirubin
The cap (formed from the corpus spongiosum) over the distal end of the penis is the:
A) bulb of the penis. B) crus of the penis. C) root of the penis. D) prepuce (foreskin). E) glans.