After reading a medical report, you learn that a 45-year-old female has the following symptoms: inflammation of synovial membranes, accumulation of synovial fluid, pain and tenderness about the joints, pannus formation, and some immobility at certain joints. On the basis of these symptoms, what would the patient probably have?
What will be an ideal response?
Rheumatoid arthritis
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The ________ is the main chewing muscle.
What will be an ideal response?
In the systemic circuit, which of these best describes active hyperemia?
A. increased metabolic activity that results in vasoconstriction B. increased metabolic activity that results in vasodilation C. decreased blood flow to tissues that results in vasoconstriction D. decreased blood flow to tissues that results in vasodilation E. increased blood pressure that drives blood more rapidly through tissues
The superior colliculi are involved with __________, whereas the inferior colliculi are involved with __________.
A) control of skeletal muscle, blood pressure B) blood pressure, heart rate C) hearing, muscle tone D) breathing, heart rate E) visual reflexes, hearing and auditory reflexes
During weeks 9-12 of fetal development, ________:
a. bone marrow begins to assume erythrocyte production b. meconium begins to accumulate in the intestines c. surfactant production begins in the fetal lungs d. the spinal cord begins to be myelinated