The ABCD rule for recognizing early signs of malignant melanoma refers to the following characteristics of the lesion:
A) area, border irregularity, color, and density
B) aspect, border irregularity, color, and distance
C) asymmetry, border irregularity, color, and diameter
D) aspect, brightness, color, and distance
E) asymmetry, brightness, color, and diameter
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Question 2) Why is breast milk superior to cow's milk for an infant?
A) Cow's milk provides less phosphorous per mL.
B) Cow's milk has too much protein and minerals in it.
C) It is a myth; cow's milk is equal in quality to breast milk.
D) Cow's milk provides fewer calories per mL.
E) Cow's milk provides less calcium per mL.
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Question 3) A patient is experiencing a high fever, stiff neck, drowsiness, and intense headaches. A spinal tap showed bacteria and white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This individual most likely has what condition?
A) A stroke
B) Meningitis
C) Hydrocephalus
D) Parkinson disease
E) Alzheimer disease
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Question 4) Tom is in respiratory arrest due to an electrical shock. Why does a good samaritan have up to 4 or 5 minutes to begin CPR and save Tom's life?
A) There is reserve oxygen in Tom's lungs.
B) There is a venous reserve of oxygen in Tom's blood.
C) The Haldane effect lasts up to 5 minutes.
D) Tom's hypoxic drive will keep him alive for up to 5 minutes.
E) The ambient Po2 can support life that long.
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Question 5) The enzyme that catalyzes the first step reaction in HCl production by gastric parietal cells is called ________.
A) dipeptidase
B) protease
C) carbonic anhydrase
D) ATPase
E) carbonic acid
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Question 6) The concentration of a solution may be expressed by all of the following except ________.
A) weight per volume B) molarity
C) percentage D) pH
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Question 7) Which two strata of the epidermis are most susceptible to cancer?
A) Stratum spinosum and stratum basale
B) Stratum basale and stratum corneum
C) Stratum corneum and stratum lucidum
D) Stratum granulosum and stratum spinosum
E) Stratum lucidum and stratum granulosum
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Question 8) Milk ejection occurs as a result of stimulation of nerve endings in the ________, which leads to the release of ________ from the pituitary.
A) nipple and areola; oxytocin
B) mammary acini; oxytocin
C) mammary acini; prolactin
D) nipple and areola; prolactin
E) nipple and areola; progesterone
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Question 9) Carbon dioxide is transported by all the following means except ________.
A) carbaminohemoglobin
B) dissolved gas
C) carbonic acid
D) carbonate
E) bicarbonate ions
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Question 10) Mammary glands are modified ________ glands that develop within the female breasts.
A) apocrine
B) merocrine
C) sebaceous
D) eccrine
E) ceruminous
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