Between 210,000 and 400,000 people die each year in the United States as a result of medical errors in hospitals. This number makes medical errors the ________ leading cause of death
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
third
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You are a doctor who examines a swollen and warm puncture wound on the hand of a patient. Does the patient's immune system response to this wound tell you that every aspect of his or her immune system is functioning normally?
A. Yes, because the response of swelling and warmth at a wound site shows a complete response by both the innate and adaptive immune systems of animals. B. No, because this response does not include the response of inflammation. C. No, because this response does not include the adaptive immune response. D. No, because this response does not include the complement response or adaptive immune response. E. All the answer options are incorrect.
If a cell begins to divide in an uncontrolled way, it ____
a. will always form a cancerous tumor b. may form a benign tumor c. is a sign of metastasis d. is considered a malignant tumor e. signals uncontrolled cell division in other parts of the body
What type of disease would not be identified by exome sequencing?
A) A disorder caused by a deletion of a large part of a gene B) A disorder that is caused by a mutation in a non-coding region of DNA found far away from the gene it affects C) A disorder caused by a mutation that causes one amino acid to be switched for another amino acid D) A disorder caused by a mutation that causes amino acids to be added to a protein
Amino acids in a polypeptide are part of
a. the primary structure. b. carbohydrates. c. lipids. d. nucleic acids. e. most macromolecules.