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1) Describe 3 roles of the bicarbonate ion in the body ( hint:one is not a respiratory function)2) A person was brought to the emergency room unconscious.Breathing was shallow and irregular. A blood sample showed theblood pH to be 7.18(normal 7.4). A mechanical respirator, whichincreases breathing rate, was inserted and […]

A young man was brought to the hospital suffering an unknown disease. Unfortunately, the young patient did not make it. Upon examination of his liver cells it was determined that the liver cells were extremely unhealthy. In fact, it was determined that there was an accumulation of a protein (called […]

Many types of color blindness are what are called X linked, thatis determined by genes on the X chromosome. Suppose a woman iscarrying one X chromosome with the gene for a particular type ofcolor blindness; her other X chromosome does not have this gene. Ifshe is married to a man […]

1. Describe the different types of immunoglobulins and their roles. 2. Explain the primary and secondary immune response to an antigen. 3. Describe antigen-antibody selection, recognition in humerol immunity. Same question in cell-mediated immunity. 4. What are antibodies and how do they work? How do they protect us? 5. Describe […]