What does the heart use as its primary fuel source?
a. glucose
b. fatty acids
c. lactate
d. amino acids
e. calcium
b
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Where are releasing and inhibiting hormones made?
A) hypothalamus B) posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) C) thyroid gland D) anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis)
__________ is an inflammation of the airways for at least three months a year for two consecutive years. Because of the chronic inflammation of the airways, the airways narrow, causing a(n) __________ in airway resistance.
A. bronchitis; decrease B. emphysema; increase C. emphysema; decrease D. bronchitis; increase
Define hemostasis
A) Hemostasis is an antigen-antibody binding response that alerts the immune system to a non-self antigen. B) Hemostasis is the maintenance of relatively normal internal conditions in the face of a changing external environment. C) Hemostasis is the process of stopping bleeding. D) Hemostasis is the production of new blood components in the red bone marrow. E) Hemostasis is the regulation of the hormones that control blood composition.
An individual presents to the ER with a pneumothorax. The patient is unable to inflate the affected lung because the transpulmonary pressure has decreased.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)