Physical barriers that prevent an individual from contracting diseases include a. white blood cells, enzymes, tears, and skin b. sweat, stomach acid, skin, and enzymes c. sweat, tears, skin, and mucus membranes d. enzymes, mucus membranes, stomach acid, and tears

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis

Andrew loves to go camping and hiking in the fall. about two weeks after his last camping trip, he noticed an expanding red, target shaped, rash on his arm. to avoid this illness, andrew should have select one: a. boiled his water before drinking. b. avoided contact with ticks. c. avoided contact with fleas found on mice. d. camped only in the spring.

The nature–nurture issue refers to the debate over the relative contributions that make to the development of psychological traits. a.introspection and nerve cell activity b.unconscious and conscious motives c.behavior and mental processes d.genes and experience