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Which term describes skin which has a bluish tint due to reduced blood supply in small blood vessels, or due to hypo-oxygenation of tissues? 

The Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves sodium in the _____________ direction compared with the direction of potassium.

Cancer is uncontrolled cell division (mitosis), not uncontrolled cell growth.  Which of the following cells or tissues IS NOT able to undergo mitosis to replace damaged cells, and thus is unlikely to develop cancer? 

The Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves sodium in the _____________ direction compared with the direction of potassium.

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?