1.  What is the difference between everyday movement (ex. raise your hand) and a reflex (ex.touching a hot object)? 2. By accident, Jacques has touched a hot stove. His arm is removed immediately, and a moment later he felt pain. Why he withdrew his arm before feeling pain? 3. Normally, […]

Review the Official Coding Guidelines for chapter-specific rules for coding pressure ulcer stages. Review the coding of pressure or decubitus ulcers based on the body location and the stage of the ulcer. Review the descriptions of the four ulcer stages. Why is this important? How are the “combination codes” used? […]

1. A toxin has rendered one of the proton pumps of the electron transport chain (located on the inner membrane of the mitochondria) non-functional. How would this effect the production of ATP (increase, decrease, no change)? 2. You are running away from a bear (yikes!) and the oxygen demand in […]

In guinea pigs, white coat (w) is recessive to black coat (W) and wavy hair (v) is recessive to straight hair (V). A breeder crosses a female guinea pig that is homozygous for white coat and straight with a male guinea pig that is homozygous for both black and wavy […]