Studies demonstrate that obese people have less bacteria in their colon that breaks down indigestible fiber more efficiently for absorption from the digestive tract
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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A friend of yours suffers a blow to the forehead and loses sensation in her scalp due to the crushing of peripheral nerves. Is there a possibility she will regain sensation in the area?
A. Yes, because the damaged neurons may regenerate through the process of mitosis. B. No, because damaged neurons have very limited potential for mitosis. C. No, because peripheral nerves lack an endoneurium and a neurilemma. D. Yes, because damaged peripheral axons may regenerate due to the presence of a neurilemma and an endoneurium. E. Yes, because satellite cells undergo mitosis and produce growth factors that enable damaged axons to regenerate.
How does an increase in body temperature affect the oxyhemoglobin-dissociation curve?
A. It causes a shift to the right. B. There is no effect. C. It causes a shift to the left. D. None of the choices are correct.
Which layer of the meninges is thick and opaque?
A. Dura mater B. Mammillary body C. Pia mater D. Infundibulum E. Arachnoid mater
Lipid-soluble hormones can be more easily excreted once they have water-soluble molecules added to their structure in a process called
A. saponification. B. amplitude-modulation. C. conjugation. D. protein-binding.