Opsonins function by _________.

A) marking or tagging pathogens so phagocytes can find and ingest them.
B) poisoning and killing invading cells and marking or tagging pathogens so phagocytes
can find and ingest them.
C) digesting invading cells directly.
D) poisoning and killing invading cells.
E) poisoning and killing invading cells, marking or tagging pathogens so phagocytes can
find and ingest them, and digesting invading cells directly.


A) marking or tagging pathogens so phagocytes can find and ingest them.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Young hamsters, gerbils, and rabbits are born ____________: very immature, blind, and hairless

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Use the following key to choose the most correct answer.A. The first item is greater than the second item.B. The first item is less than the second item.C. The first item is equal or nearly equal to the second item.(1) Systolic pressure;(2) Diastolic pressure

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Increased maternal lipolysis is stimulated by the secretion of ________ by the placenta.

A. human chorionic gonadotropin B. chorionic somatomammotropin C. estrogen D. progesterone

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