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You’re interviewing a patient who has recently had a stroke. You ask her to state her name and house address. She appears to understand your question, but when she tries to answer, she stutters and slurs her words, which are very hard to understand. What area of the brain was likely affected?

Which of the following would be expected to increase blood pressure?

Are plasma cells one of the body’s specific (adaptive) or nonspecific (innate) defenses against pathogens?

Is increased gluconeogenesis an effect of glucagon? 

Which of the following reactions would predominate in red blood cells as blood passes through the capillaries of the alveoli of the lungs?

The proteins involved in the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation (cellular respiration) are located in the ________.

What is the membrane potential of the cell assuming that potassium permeability is three times greater than sodium permeability?

Are interferons one of the body’s specific (adaptive) or nonspecific (innate) defenses against pathogens?

Which of the following ions is most important for determining the height of the action potential in a neuronal axon membrane?

Albumin is a protein synthesized by liver cells and secreted into the blood. Which of the following is not involved in the process of synthesis and secretion of albumin by a single liver cell?