Which of the following are the two most common related risk factors?

a. Age and immunologic exposure
b. Diabetes and obesity
c. Familial tendency and age
d. Smoking and obesity


Answer: c. Familial tendency and age

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In a certain species of fly, eye color is designated by the W+ and w alleles, with the W+ allele being dominant. Typical eye color is red for these flies, while a rarer white color variant exists. In this species, W+ is the ________ and w is a ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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An important component of the lamina propria in the upper respiratory system is

A) sweat glands. B) ceruminous glands. C) mucus glands. D) serous glands. E) smooth muscle cells.

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The epicardium

A. covers the surface of the heart. B. is known as the fibrous pericardium. C. attaches inferiorly to the diaphragm. D. is also called endocardium. E. lines the walls of the ventricles.

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Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction ____ blood flow into the glomerulus, which causes the glomerular-capillary blood pressure to ____, leading to a(n) ____ in the net filtration pressure and a resultant ____ in the GFR

a. increases, increase, increase, increase b. decreases, decrease, decrease, decrease c. increases, increase, decrease, decrease d. decreases, decrease, increase, increase e. none of these answers.

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