For many reflexes, only the spinal cord is a necessary participant
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Digestion of a carbohydrate results in large amounts of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose. This carbohydrate was probably
A) maltose. B) cellulose. C) lactose. D) glycogen. E) sucrose.
A 56-year-old woman has worked in a photography shop developing film for the past 20 years
She has a long history of shortness of breath and chronic cough, which have progressively become worse. Her FEV1 and FVC values were reduced, but her FEV1/FVC ratio was within the normal range. Her diffusion capacity as measured by DLCO was low at 15 mL/min/mm Hg. A bronchoalveolar lavage and tissue biopsy were performed. The lavage sample revealed high numbers of macrophages but of abnormal appearance and high numbers of dead macrophages. What type of lung disease do you suspect? A. restrictive disease B. obstructive disease C. infectious disease D. lung cancer E. genetically inherited disease
Which of the following symptoms would you associate with damage to the spinal accessory nerve?
A) loss of the sense of taste B) tooth pain C) weakness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle D) lack of facial expression E) dry mouth from lack of saliva
When released in large quantities, thyroxine, a thyroid gland hormone, causes a sustained increase in heart rate
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