If a person were unable to form saliva, what type of gland could be missing or malfunctioning?
A. Apocrine glands
B. Holocrine glands
C. Merocrine glands
Answer: C
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Eric goes to the doctor to determine the cause and source of the pain. The physician orders a CT scan, which shows that Eric has an enlarged and inflamed appendix (an organ associated with the digestive system). Eric asks the physician why she didn't just take an x-ray of his belly region. She explains an x-ray would not be the best diagnostic imaging tool in this case because:
a. x-ray images are more expensive to produce than CT scans. b. soft-tissue structures don't show up well on basic x-rays. c. the x-rays could inflame the appendix further and cause it to burst. d. x-rays now are used primarily for bone injuries only