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Which of the following phrases does NOT describe characteristics of muscle tissue?  (Three phrases describe muscle tissue; choose the one which does not.)

People often lose electrolytes with illnesses, exercise, and nutritional disorders.  It is vital for doctors to replace the electrolyte balance because electrolytes ___________ .

A man in his 50’s has a heart attack.  Doctors warn him that his heart will no longer pump normally, and that he is at increased risk for another heart attack.  What processes will cause the abnormal heart contraction?  

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the nutrient molecules of the body? 

Which of the following  phrases does NOT describe functions of nervous tissue?  Consider all the types and locations of nervous tissue.  (Three phrases describe nervous tissue; choose the one which does not.)

A child escapes his burning apartment, and you are an EMT.  You briefly examine the child as you try to stabilize him for the drive to the hospital, and you find that the child has a third-degree burn.  A third-degree burn extends how deep?

Which of the following phrases does NOT describe characteristics of most connective  tissue?  (Three phrases describe connective tissue; choose the one which does not.)

Which of the following molecular movements occurs by active transport, involving a cellular expenditure of energy?  

Doctors discover a new gland in the body.  They decide it is an endocrine gland, instead of an exocrine gland, based on its 

You are the triage nurse at a busy ER.  A young man arrives, complaining of pain in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen.  Which abdominal organ might be causing him pain?