Which mode of chemical signaling uses local chemical mediators that are quickly taken up, destroyed, or immobilized

a. Paracrine
b. Autocrine
c. Neurotransmitter
d. Hormone


Ans: a. Paracrine

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a. hypothyroidism. c. Addison disease. b. Cushing syndrome. d. thyrotoxic crisis.

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A young girl confides to the nurse at the free clinic that she has recently become sexually active but that "having sex doesn't feel good." What would the nurse suspect is involved in this client's lack of pleasure in the sexual act?

A) Hypoactive sexual desire disorder B) A sexual orgasmic disorder C) A sexual arousal disorder D) A sexual pain disorder

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What parts of sterile gloves are not sterile?

a. The outsides b. The fingers c. The cuffs and inside d. The cuffs and fingers

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Some types of hepatitis are transmitted by the fecal-oral route, and others are transmitted by contact with infectious blood or body fluids. Below is a list of various types of hepatitis

From this list, select the types of viral hepatitis that have a similar means of transmission. A. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C all have a similar means of transmission. B. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B have a similar means of transmission. C. Hepatitis A and hepatitis C have a similar means of transmission. D. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C have a similar means of transmission.

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