Glia cells that act as microbe-eating cells are the:

a. Schwann cells
b. microglia
c. astrocytes
d. oligodendrocytes


b. microglia

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A 32-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with third-degree burns on her entire right leg, entire right arm, and the back of her trunk. Estimate the percentage of her body surface area affected by these burns

A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 36%
D) 45%
E) 91%

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Mrs. Phang, eight months pregnant with her first child, makes an appointment with her obstetrician to investigate the cause of vaginal bleeding. Because it is actually more "spotting" than frank bleeding, and painless, she is becoming worried

Ultrasound visualization of her abdomen shows that the placenta is formed across the internal os of the cervix, and she is ordered to her bed for the remainder of the pregnancy. What name is given to Mrs. Phang's condition? Why is it an extremely serious condition? Why was she ordered to have complete bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy? What will be an ideal response

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Receptors that monitor the position of joints belong to the category called

A) nociceptors. B) chemoreceptors. C) baroreceptors. D) proprioceptors. E) thermoreceptors.

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Which of the terms below includes all structures that develop from a zygote

the embryo, the embryonic placenta and its associated membranes? a) Conceptus b) Primordium c) Epigenesis d) Gestational age e) Karyotype

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