Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper examining your selected artist’s development into abstraction that responds to the following: How and why did early American abstraction develop? What subjects were present in your artist’s abstract works? Describe with at least one example from the artist.

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Week 2

Resources: Review your Week 2 readings and videos.

For your Week 2 Assignment, complete the following:

Choose one of the following artists for an examination of their stylistic development into abstraction:

  • Arthur Dove
  • Stanton Macdonald-Wright
  • Marsden Hartley
  • Max Weber
  • Georgia O’Keeffe

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper examining your selected artist’s development into abstraction that responds to the following:

  • How and why did early American abstraction develop?
  • What subjects were present in your artist’s abstract works? Describe with at least one example from the artist.
  • Why did the artists choose to work in this style? To what influences were they responding to from Europe, and how was their own exploration of abstraction meaningful to them?
  • What is your own response to the artist’s work?

Format your paper according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

Materials

·         Hughes’ Dream Harlem Video Reflection

·         Duchamp Reinvents His Style

·         Representational Cityscape

·         Khan Academy: Becoming Modern

·         Week 2 Electronic Reserve Readings

·         Framing America, Ch. 6

 

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What image of America was communicated by the innovations and buildings presented at the 1883 Chicago’s World Fair? How was this image communicated? How and why was the art produced by the Ashcan School different from that of the Gilded Age? To what changes in social history were artists reacting?

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Resources: Review your Week 1 readings and videos.

For your Week 1 Assignment, choose one of the options listed below.

Option A

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper on how art reflects the society in which it was made that responds to the following:

  • What image of America was communicated by the innovations and buildings presented at the 1883 Chicago’s World Fair? How was this image communicated?
  • How and why was the art produced by the Ashcan School different from that of the Gilded Age? To what changes in social history were artists reacting?
  • How is art a reflection of society? Explain with at least two examples to illustrate the relationship between art and society. These two examples may be from the text or of your own selection. Discuss the subject or theme of your selected works.

Format your paper according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

* Option B

Create a timeline of 7-12 milestones in art and architecture that illustrate the transition from the Gilded Age to the era of the Ashcan artists. Each work selected for your milestones must be accompanied by a 90- to 175-word description addressing the following:

  • How is your milestone reflective of society of the late 19th century?
  • How is your selected work representative of either the Gilded Age, or the early modernist era as embodied by the Ashcan School?
  • What is the subject or theme of your selected work? How is this theme representative of American society?

You may submit your timeline in a Word document or PowerPoint®  .

Format your assignment according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

Option C

Choose one of the following works for discussion of a theme present in the Week 1, Ch. 5 and 6 readings:

  • The sculptures commemorating the Haymarket Square incident
  • The Statue of Liberty
  • The Court of Honor or “White City” of the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893
  • Mary Cassatt’s Modern Woman
  • Henry Tanner Ossawa’s The Banjo Lesson
  • A painting or print by John Sloan

Discuss the theme (subject) of the work and address the following in a 700- to 1,050-word paper:

  • What is the context in which the work was created? How was it reflective of the social changes underway during this era?
  • What was the subject or message of the work, and why was it important to the artist to create? What ideas or points of view was the artist communicating with their work?
  • How was the work representative of the values of either the Gilded Age or the Ashcan School artists?

Format your paper according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

Materials

·         Framing America, Ch. 5

·         Framing America, Ch. 6

·         Week 1 Electronic Reserve Readings

·         The Rise of Labor Video Reflection

·         Chicago World’s Fair Video Reflection

·         John Sloan Video Reflection

·         French Gift: New York’s Dilemma

 

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Create a 10- to 12-sllde presentation (including a title and reference slide) on your selected theme that includes the following: 100- to 250-word speaker notes for each of your content slides that summarize the main points listed on the slide (you will have a minimum of 8 to 10 content slides which excludes the title and reference slides). A description and analysis of four to six artworks related to your selected theme (include an image of each artwork).

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Resources: Review your Week 3 readings and videos.

For your Week 3 Assignment, complete the assignment below.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on American art before and after World War II.

Include an examination of the artwork of three artists total. Select two artists who worked during the Great Depression and one Abstract Expressionist artist.

Include discussion of the following in your paper:

  • At least one example of art from each artist with a description of the subject and style of the work.
  • An examination of the purpose of artwork created during the Great Depression. Were your examples used as tools for social reform? What other types of messaging was present in works from the 1930s?
  • A description of how Abstract Expressionism emerged in post-World War II America and how it differed from the art work of the 1930s.
  • A description of the style of your Abstract Expressionist artist and why he or she was interested in this style of abstraction; was there a “meaning” to their work?

Format your paper according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

Materials

·         Framing America, Ch. 7

·         Framing America, Ch. 8

·         Week 3 Electronic Reserve Readings

·         Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers Video Reflection

·         Jackson Pollock Video Reflection

·         Grant Wood—American Gothic

·         Charles Sheeler Video Reflection

·         Diego Rivera—Revolutionary With A Paintbox Video Reflection

 

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Week 4

Resources: Review your Week 4 readings and videos.

Choose one of the following themes for a presentation on your Week 4 content:

  • Changing Times: Proto-Pop and The Beats (must include either Robert Rauschenberg or Jasper Johns)
  • Andy Warhol and Pop Art (focus on Warhol OR Warhol and other Pop artists)
  • Protest Art (You may choose to focus on Civil Rights, the Vietnam War, or both)

Create a 10- to 12-sllde presentation (including a title and reference slide) on your selected theme that includes the following:

  • 100- to 250-word speaker notes for each of your content slides that summarize the main points listed on the slide (you will have a minimum of 8 to 10 content slides which excludes the title and reference slides).
  • A description and analysis of four to six artworks related to your selected theme (include an image of each artwork).
  • A description of the subject of each artwork; what was the subject depicted by the artist?
  • An examination of how this type of art developed; why did artists choose these subjects? To what social or cultural events were artists responding?
  • A description of the materials, media, or techniques used by the artists; why did the artist use these materials or techniques? What is the overall effect of the artwork?

You must use Microsoft® PowerPoint® .

Format your references according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

Materials

·         Framing America, Ch. 8

·         Week 4 Electronic Reserve Readings

·         The Principle of Selection Video Reflection

·         Andy Warhol, Part 1 Video Reflection

·         James Rosenquist: Reimagining the Billboard

·         Andy Warhol: Prison of Consumerism

·         Protest Art

 

 

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Then, determine which of the following leadership theories that would allow you, as a global leader, to effectively address each trend: · Situational leadership.

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Please read all the directions to the letter and include everything that is listed under the assignment requirements.

LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Effective global leaders must be able to recognize current and future trends in their industry and determine the best ways to address those trends. This assignment lets you apply the leadership theories you have studied to global business trends.

Use these two trends to write 2 pages

For this assignment, use these threetrends in global business:

·         Rise of the machines.

·         Evolving artificial intelligence.

Then, determine which of the following leadership theories that would allow you, as a global leader, to effectively address each trend:

·         Situational leadership.

·         Path-goal theory.

·         Leader-member exchange theory.

·         Transformational and transactional leadership.

·         Authentic leadership.

·         Servant leadership.

·         Adaptive leadership.

·         Transcendent leadership.

·         Spiritual leadership.

·         Integrated leadership.

Assignment Requirements

·         Explain the trend and why it is relevant to global business leaders.

·         Identify the leadership theory you would use to address the trend.

·         Analyze the application of the theory to the trend. Provide 1 example

o    Explain why the theory you selected is the appropriate one to address the trend.

o    Provide an example of how you would use the theory to effectively address the trend.

o    Explain the advantages and limitations of using the theory to address the trend.

 

 

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Does your paragraph begin with a clearly stated main idea? · Does your paragraph include evidence supporting the main idea? · Does your paragraph provide analysis and/or counterarguments? · Does your paragraph end with a lead-out sentence?

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Week 4 Assignment: Paragraph Revisions

 

To prepare for this Assignment:

 

·         Review the Learning Resources related to revision and paragraph development.

·         Review your first-draft paragraph from Week 3 Assignment against the MEAL plan model.

·         Review the Infographic on MEAL plan guidelines

 

The Assignment:

 

Revise the paragraph from your Week 3 Assignment, to align with MEAL plan guidelines, so that your paragraph includes a main idea, supporting evidence, analysis, and lead-out. Your submission should be 1 paragraph long.

 

Use the following questions to guide the writing of your paragraph:

·         Does your paragraph begin with a clearly stated main idea?

·         Does your paragraph include evidence supporting the main idea?

·         Does your paragraph provide analysis and/or counterarguments?

·         Does your paragraph end with a lead-out sentence?

 

 

 

Week 4 Discussion: Reflecting on Your Writing Paragraphing

 

A well-organized paragraph is a central component to any piece of scholarly writing. This Week’s Learning Resources provide a useful framework to assess your first-draft paragraph for revisions in the Assignment, as well as to consider when drafting your next paragraph! In addition, you will review some general guidelines of effective revision practice.

 

For this Discussion, you will reflect on your own writing in relation to revision and paragraph development. Based on what you have learned from the week’s Learning Resources, you will share your thoughts and experiences on revision and paragraph development.

To prepare for this Discussion

·         Review the Learning Resources on revision and the MEAL plan.

·         Reflect on your writing process in relation to revision and paragraphing. You may even choose to consider how you approached this specific Assignment in relation to revision and paragraphing.

Post by Day 3 a 1-to-2-paragraph reflection on your revision and paragraphing skills, including any strengths as well as weaknesses. (Note: You may choose to reflect specifically on how you will apply revision and effective paragraphing concepts in this week’s Assignment.)

 

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Review feedback obtained from your Instructor (weekly Assignments) and from colleagues (Discussion posts). You may wish to make a list of topics that your Instructor has raised in his/her feedback to you over the previous weeks, and construct a reference file for use in your future revisions.

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Week 6 Assignment: Responding to Feedback

 

 

By now, you have received multiple weeks of feedback from your Instructor. Are you consistently and thoughtfully addressing his or her feedback in your revisions? Please do, as feedback is intended to be considered and appropriately addressed. In addition, you will want to review your work for further revisions, ensuring your writing is clear and precise.

 

For this Assignment, you will review the Learning Resources on feedback and precision and clarity. With the principles outlined in the Learning Resources in mind, try your hand at further revising your paragraph from Week 5 Assignment.

 

To prepare for this Assignment:

 

·         Review the Learning Resources on feedback and precision and clarity.

·         Review feedback obtained from your Instructor (weekly Assignments) and from colleagues (Discussion posts). You may wish to make a list of topics that your Instructor has raised in his/her feedback to you over the previous weeks, and construct a reference file for use in your future revisions.

 

The Assignment:

 

Revise the two paragraphs from your Week 5 Assignment, addressing relevant feedback from your Instructor. You may also wish to add new content to your paragraphs.

Submit your Assignment using Walden’s APA Course Paper Template by Day 7.

 

 

 

Week 6 Discussion: Reflecting on Your Writing Precision and Clarity

 

This week’s Learning Resources will help you examine your work for precision and clarity. For this Discussion, you will reflect on your own writing in relation to precision and clarity. Based on what you have learned from the week’s Learning Resources, you will share your thoughts and experiences on revising for precision and clarity. You may also choose to reflect on your practice of responding to feedback.

 

To prepare for this Discussion:

 

Review the Learning Resources on precision and clarity

·         Review the Learning Resources on responding to feedback.

·         Review your Self-Assessment from Week 1.

·         Reflect on your writing process in relation to precision and clarity. You may even choose to consider how you approached this specific Assignment in relation to precision and clarity.

·         Reflect on your progress so far, based on your Self-Assessment from Week 1.

Post by Day 3 a 1-to-2-paragraph reflection on your use of precision and clarity. (Note: You may choose to reflect specifically on how you will apply concepts of precision and clarity in this week’s Assignment.) You may also choose to post a reflection on any changes in your writing process since Week 1.

 

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Explain the types of resources you will use to support your writing process as you continue your scholarly journey (e.g., Walden Writing Center materials, support groups, professional learning communities, and regular Discussions with your doctoral chair).

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Week 8 Assignment: Next Steps

 

For this week, you will work on developing a writing process strategy to continue improving your scholarly writing, and you will incorporate your S.M.A.R.T. goals identified in this week’s Discussion. As you work on these last assignments, take time to reflect on all you have accomplished, how much you have supported and encouraged your colleagues, and the rewarding journey ahead.

 

To prepare for this Assignment

 

·         Review the feedback you received regarding your S.M.A.R.T. goals you identified in this week’s Discussion.

·         Revise your goals accordingly, based on feedback provided by your Instructor, your colleagues, and any other relevant source (e.g., other Instructors).

·         Review Learning Resources and consider how these resources might support your writing process.

 

The Assignment:

 

Submit by Day 7 a 2-to-3-paragraph reflection using Walden’s APA Course Paper Template in which you do the following:

·         Describe any strategies you might use for advancing your scholarly writing and why you selected these strategies.

·         Explain the types of resources you will use to support your writing process as you continue your scholarly journey (e.g., Walden Writing Center materials, support groups, professional learning communities, and regular Discussions with your doctoral chair).

·         Identify any potential issues you might face and provide strategies on how you might address these issues.

·         Congratulate yourself on at least one skill you have gained/improved upon during your experience in this course.

 

 

 

Week 8 Discussion: Identifying Your S.M.A.R.T. Goals

 

It is time to review your writing process by examining where you were when you started the course and by looking ahead to any further needs.

 

Your perception of your writing-process needs may have changed since the beginning of the course. How have your needs have changed, and what goals will you set for yourself as you continue your scholarly career? Here, you will take these findings and use them to identify strategies and goals that are specific, measureable, attainable, realistic, and timely (S.M.A.R.T.) to help you continue advancing your scholarly writing.

 

To prepare for this Discussion

 

·         Review your Self-Assessment from Week 1 Discussion and consider how your goals might be tailored to further develop your scholarly writing.

·         Review the Top Achievement website in the Learning Resources and consider what S.M.A.R.T. goals are and how you can develop your own S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you move forward in your dissertation/doctoral process.

·         Develop at least three S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you advance your scholarly writing. Use the S.M.A.R.T. model to ensure your goals are realistic.

·         Determine which Learning Resources might be appropriate to help you continue to improve your scholarly writing.

Post by Day 3 your three S.M.A.R.T. goals, and explain how these goals will help you move forward in your scholarly writing. Explain the barriers you might encounter that may hinder accomplishing your goals. Also, explain how you might address these barriers to completing your goals.

 

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Question 29. Question : Phagocytosis involves neutrophils actively attacking, engulfing, and destroying which microorganisms? Bacteria Fungi Viruses Yeasts

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Question 28. Question : Deficiencies in which element can produce depression of both B- and T-cell function?

Iron

Zinc

Iodine

Magnesium

Question 29. Question : Phagocytosis involves neutrophils actively attacking, engulfing, and destroying which microorganisms?

Bacteria

Fungi

Viruses

Yeasts

Question 30. Question : Which hormone is synthesized and secreted by the kidneys?

Antidiuretic hormone

Aldosterone

Erythropoietin

Angiotensinogen

Question 31. Question : Which congenital heart defects occur in trisomy 13, trisomy 18, and Down syndrome?

Coarctation of the aorta (COA) and pulmonary stenosis (PS)

Tetralogy of Fallot and persistent truncus arteriosus

Atrial septal defect (ASD) and dextrocardia

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

Question 32. Question : Which laboratory test is considered adequate for an accurate and reliable diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in a symptomatic man?

Ligase chain reaction (LCR)

Gram-stain technique

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

DNA testing

Question 33. Question : During an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction, which leukocyte is activated?

Neutrophils

Monocytes

Eosinophils

T lymphocytes

Question 34. Question : What is the life span of platelets (in days)?

10

30

90

120

Question 35. Question : What is the role of caretaker genes?

Maintenance of genomic integrity

Proliferation of cancer cells

Secretion of growth factors

Restoration of normal tissue structure

Question 36. Question : Which blood cell type is elevated at birth but decreases to adult levels during the first year of life?

Monocytes

Platelets

Neutrophils

Lymphocytes

Question 37. Question : Which term is used to identify the movement of gas and air into and out of the lungs?

Perfusion

Ventilation

Respiration

Diffusion

Question 38. Question : In which primary immune deficiency is there a partial-to-complete absence of T-cell immunity?

Bruton disease

DiGeorge syndrome

Reticular dysgenesis

Adenosine deaminase deficiency

Question 39. Question : Which substance has been shown to increase the risk of cancer when used in combination with tobacco smoking?

Alcohol

Steroids

Antihistamines

Antidepressants

Question 40. Question : Which statement concerning exotoxins is true?

Exotoxins are contained in cell walls of gram-negative bacteria.

Exotoxins are released during the lysis of bacteria.

Exotoxins are able to initiate the complement and coagulation cascades.

Exotoxins are released during bacterial growth.

Question 41. Question : Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural exposure to the antigen or after immunization against the antigen?

Passive-acquired immunity

Active-acquired immunity

Passive-innate immunity

Active-innate immunity

Question 42. Question : Research supports the premise that exercise has a probable impact on reducing the risk of which cancer?

Liver

Endometrial

Stomach

Colon

Question 43. Question : What part of the kidney controls renal blood flow, glomerular filtration, and renin secretion?

Macula densa

Visceral epithelium

Juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA)

Filtration slits

Question 44. Question : What is the fundamental physiologic manifestation of anemia?

Hypotension

Hyperesthesia

Hypoxia

Ischemia

Question 45. Question : Between which months of age does sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) most often occur?

0 and 1

2 and 4

5 and 6

6 and 7

Question 46. Question : What is the purpose of the spirometry measurement?

To evaluate the cause of hypoxia

To measure the volume and flow rate during forced expiration

To measures the gas diffusion rate at the alveolocapillary membrane

To determine pH and oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations

Question 47. Question : Carcinoma in situ is characterized by which changes?

Cells have broken through the local basement membrane.

Cells have invaded immediate surrounding tissue.

Cells remain localized in the glandular or squamous cells.

Cellular and tissue alterations indicate dysplasia.

Question 48. Question : The drug heparin acts in hemostasis by which processes?

Inhibiting thrombin and antithrombin III (AT-III)

Preventing the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin

Shortening the fibrin strands to retract the blood clot

Degrading the fibrin within blood clots

Question 49. Question : The coronary ostia are located in the:

Left ventricle

Aortic valve

Coronary sinus

Aorta

Question 50. Question : Blood vessels of the kidneys are innervated by the:

Vagus nerve

Sympathetic nervous system

Somatic nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 51. Question : Which term is used to describe a muscle cell showing a reduced ability to form new muscle while appearing highly disorganized?

Dysplasia

Hyperplasia

Myoplasia

Anaplasia

Question 52. Question : Which statement best describes a Schilling test?

Administration of radioactive cobalamin and the measurement of its excretion in the urine to test for vitamin B12 deficiency

Measurement of antigen-antibody immune complexes in the blood to test for hemolytic anemia

Measurement of serum ferritin and total iron-binding capacity in the blood to test for iron deficiency anemia

Administration of folate and measurement in 2 hours of its level in a blood sample to test for folic acid deficiency anemia.

Question 53. Question : What is the major concern regarding the treatment of gonococci infections?

Development of antibiotic resistance

Changes in virulence

Changes in pathogenicity

Mutations into different strains

Question 54. Question : What is the action of urodilatin?

Urodilatin causes vasoconstriction of afferent arterioles.

It causes vasodilation of the efferent arterioles.

Urodilatin inhibits antidiuretic hormone secretion.

It inhibits salt and water reabsorption.

Question 55. Question : How is most carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood transported?

Attached to oxygen

In the form of bicarbonate

Combined with albumin

Dissolved in the plasma

Question 56. Question : The most common site of metastasis for a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer is which location?

Bones

Brain

Bladder

Kidney

Question 57. Question : Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is associated with which type of hypersensitivity reaction?

I

II

III

IV

Question 58. Question : Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is present in childhood asthma?

IgM

IgG

IgE

IgA

Question 59. Question : The Papanicolaou (Pap) test is used to screen for which cancer?

Ovarian

Uterine

Cervical

Vaginal

Question 60. Question : The risk for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) decreases for premature infants when they are born between how many weeks of gestation?

16 and 20

20 and 24

24 and 30

30 and 36

 

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Question 16. Question : Which statement concerning benign tumors is true? The resulting pain is severe. Benign tumors are not encapsulated. Benign tumors are fast growing. The cells are well-differentiated.

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Question 16. Question : Which statement concerning benign tumors is true?

The resulting pain is severe.

Benign tumors are not encapsulated.

Benign tumors are fast growing.

The cells are well-differentiated.

Question 17. Question : Which of the following is classified as a megaloblastic anemia?

Iron deficiency

Pernicious

Sideroblastic

Hemolytic

Question 18. Question : Apoptosis is a(an):

Normal mechanism for cells to self-destruct when growth is excessive

Antigrowth signal activated by the tumor-suppressor gene Rb

Mutation of cell growth stimulated by the TP53 gene

Transformation of cells from dysplasia to anaplasia

Question 19. Question : What is the functional unit of the kidney called?

Glomerulus

Nephron

Collecting duct

Pyramid

Question 20. Question : Which hepatitis virus is known to be sexually transmitted?

A

B

C

D

Question 21. Question : The glomerular filtration rate is directly related to which factor?

Perfusion pressure in the glomerular capillaries

Diffusion rate in the renal cortex

Diffusion rate in the renal medulla

Glomerular active transport

Question 22. Question : Decreased lung compliance means that the lungs are demonstrating which characteristic?

Difficult deflation

Easy inflation

Stiffness

Inability to diffuse oxygen

Question 23. Question : What is the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA)?

Decreased dietary intake

Chronic blood loss

Vitamin deficiency

Autoimmune disease

Question 24. Question : Which drug may be prescribed orally for outbreak management of herpes simplex viral (HSV) infections?

Acyclovir (Zovirax)

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)

Zidovudine (AZT) (Retrovir)

Bichloroacetic acid (BCA)

Question 25. Question : In a normal, nonmutant state, an oncogene is referred to as a:

Basal cell

Target cell

Caretaker gene

Proto-oncogene

Question 26. Question : What is the primary cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the newborn?

Immature immune system

Small alveoli

Surfactant deficiency

Anemia

Question 27. Question : Fetal hematopoiesis occurs in which structure?

Gut

Spleen

Bone marrow

Thymus

 

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