You are on the scene at an office building where a 32-year-old male is described as having difficulty breathing and chest pain. The patient is allergic to peanuts and thinks he may have accidentally ingested some cookies with peanuts in them this afternoon during his break. He is pale with a pulse rate of 158 and a respiratory rate of 36. You understand that a "fight-or-flight" response may have
been activated in this patient, involving which nervous system and which hormone?
A) Parasympathetic nervous system and epinephrine
B) Parasympathetic nervous system and insulin
C) Sympathetic nervous system and insulin
D) Sympathetic nervous system and epinephrine
D
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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the hypothalamus and the endocrine system?
A) The hypothalamus produces all of the releasing hormones that act on other endocrine organs.
B) The hypothalamus is the link between the central nervous system and the endocrine system.
C) The hypothalamus regulates most endocrine activities via positive feedback mechanisms.
D) The hypothalamus is also known as the posterior pituitary gland.
Which of the following agents is an example of a muscle relaxant?
A. Aspirin B. Methotrexate C. Baclofen D. Cortisol
For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book and select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statement given
Mucous membrane pemphigoid, benign, with involvement of mucous membranes of the eye
Which of the following best explains why infiltration techniques are highly successful in the maxilla?
A) Minimal penetration depths B) Ease of diffusion through bone C) Multiple nerves in the dental plexus D) Volumes of anesthetic delivered