What is the result if a ferret is bathed too frequently?


Frequent bathing increases sebaceous gland secretion in compensation for oils lost, resulting in dry, flaky skin.

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Which one of the following best describes the difference between cardiac and smooth muscle?

A) Cardiac muscle can generate an electrical impulse; smooth muscle cannot. B) Cardiac muscle is able to extend; smooth muscle can only contract. C) Cardiac muscle relies on an electrical impulse to be stimulated; smooth muscle does not. D) Cardiac muscle does not need a blood supply; smooth muscle does.

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Which of the following interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) is not occupationally related?

a. Asbestosis b. Berylliosis c. Sarcoidosis d. Silicosis

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Use this figure to compute the static compliance for an intubated patient with an inspiratory flow rate set at 70 L/min

a. 0.2 cm H2O/(L/sec) b. 11.7 cm H2O/(L/sec) c. 16.7 cm H2O/(L/sec) d. 20 cm H2O/(L/sec)

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Which of the following secrete chemicals that produce holes in the membranes of harmful cells but do not have to recognize a specific antigen to start destroying pathogens?

A. Natural killer (NK) cells B. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) C. B cells D. Cytokines E. T cells

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