what is the first step in the physiology of endotoxic shock?

What will be an ideal response?


Gram - bacteria in blood (bacteremia) or multiplying in blood (septicemia)

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Which of the following types of blood vessels would have the greatest resistance to flow?

A. veins B. capillaries C. venules D. arteries E. arterioles

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What mechanism is used by a bacterial cell to fit its DNA into the nucleoid region?

A. the formation of loop domains B. supercoiling by topoisomerases C. tight wrapping around histones to form nucleosomes D. the formation of loop domains and supercoiling by topoisomerases E. the formation of loop domains, supercoiling by topoisomerases, and tight wrapping around histones to form nucleosomes

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Which of the following choices is not a function of the lymph vascular system?

a. delivers fats from food to the blood b. transports oxygen to cells and removes carbon dioxide c. returns water and plasma proteins to circulatory system d. transports cellular debris and pathogens to lymph nodes

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Which group of plants have phloem and xylem but lack seeds, flowers, and fruit?

A. ginkgo, cycads, conifers, and gnetophytes B. All plants have phloem and xylem but lack seeds, flowers, and fruit. C. monocots and eudicots D. ferns, club mosses, horsetails, and whisk ferns

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