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Question 1 (1 point) Sex: Male Age: 34 Blood Type: O WBC count: 25 000/mm3 (Norm

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Question 1 (1 point)

Sex: Male

Age: 34

Blood Type: O

WBC count: 25 000/mm3 (Normal = 7000/mm3)

RBC count: 2.5 million/mm3 (Normal = 5 million/mm3)

Body Temperature: 38.4°C

Pulse Rate: 72 beats/min

Knowing the information above about a patient, a doctor might suspect that the element which appears to be lacking is which one of the following?

calcium

carbon

nitrogen

iron

Question 2 (1 point)

Which of the following is not the way humans are infected by a pathogen?

urogenital tract

respiratory tract

cardiovascular system

mouth/intestinal tract

Question 3 (1 point)

Rabies is caused by which of the following?

a virus

a streptomycete

a fungus

a bacterium

Question 4(1 point)

Monoclonal antibodies are formed by the fusing of B cells with which of the following?

T lymphocytes

hybridoma cells

myeloma cells

mast cells

memory cells

Question 5 (1 point)

Killer T cells

produce memory cells

attack and kill cells that are infected by viruses

attack and kill transplanted tissues or organs that do not match those of the host

produce circulating antibodies

both b and c

Question 6(1 point)

T cells become mature in which of the following?

bone marrow

thyroid gland

thymus gland

spleen

lymph node

calcium

carbon

nitrogen

iron

Explanation / Answer

1. Answer: iron

When a person can not manufacture red blood cells at a proper pace, such that destruction would be managed by production of new blood cells, they are known to be suffering from anemia. There is a fall in the hematocrit value and reduction in the oxygen transport. One of the most common causes of anemia is iron deficiency. This is because of the presence of hemoglobin- which is composed of heme and a globular proteins. Heme contains iron.