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Title: This disease is characterized by resting tremors, slow movement, and cogwheel rigidity.
Post by: michaela40 on Mar 18, 2018
This disease is characterized by resting tremors, slow movement, and cogwheel rigidity.
 
  A) cerebral palsy
   B) multiple sclerosis
   C) Parkinson's disease
   D) Alzheimer's disease

Question 2

A drug in which potential tax credits or grants may provide incentives to assist in the research and development for a condition that affects a very small portion of the general population is known as a/an ______________.
 
  a. Orphan drug
  b. Expedited drug
  c. Investigational new drug
  d. Phase 1 drug

Question 3

Which of the following is a function of connective tissue?
 
  A) Transportation of materials B) Support and protection
  C) Defense of the body D) All of the above


Title: This disease is characterized by resting tremors, slow movement, and cogwheel rigidity.
Post by: npandelos1 on Mar 18, 2018
Answer to q. 1

C

Answer to q. 2

a
Rationale: a. A company may receive incentives to encourage research and development of a drug that is meant for a small percentage of the general population.
b. An expedited drug is a drug that moves quickly through the normal phases of human testing when that drug may help in the prevention of a public health crisis.
c. A drug gains the status of investigational new drug when it has completed its preclinical testing phase and is ready for human testing.
d. Phase one refers to a drug testing and approval phase.

Answer to q. 3

D