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An elderly patient complains of muscle weakness and lethargy. A urine specimen reveals a Na+ concentration of 600 mmol/L and an osmolarity of 1200 mOsm/L. Additional laboratory tests provide the following information: plasma Na+ concentration = 167 mmol/L, plasma renin activity = 4 ng angiotensin I/ml/hr (normal = 1), plasma antidiuretic hormone (ADH) = 60 pg/ml (normal = 3 pg/ml), and plasma aldosterone = 15 ng/dL (normal = 6 ng/dL). Which of the following is the most likely reason for this patient’s hypernatremia?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Dehydration caused by decreased fluid intake
  2. Syndrome of inappropriate ADH
  3. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
  4. Primary aldosteronism
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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Which of the following is ultimate required by DNA pol to proceed polymerisation

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

During B oxidation of fatty acids, ___________ is produced in peroxisomes but not in mitochondria.

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

There are two bags, one of which contains 5 red and 7 white balls and the other 3 red and 12 white balls. A ball is to be drawn from one or other of the two bags, find the chance of drawing a red ball.

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Match the following correct interpretation of deletion including;
I- Terminal deletion
II- Intercalary deletion
III- Microdeletion
a) deletion that occurs from the interior of a chromosome
b) deletion that incorporated into a non-homologous chromosome
c) deletion that occurs towards the end of a chromosome
d) small amount of deletion usually found in children with physical abnormalities

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

The hypostome acted as an “organizer” of the hydra. This notion has been confirmed by:

A. when transplanted, the hypostome can induce host tissue to form a second body axis.

B. the hypostome do not produces the head inhibition signal.

C. the hypostome is the only “self-differentiating” region of the hydra.

D. the hypostome produces a “head activation signal” that suppresses the formation of new organizing centers.

Which one of the following combinations are incorrect?