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mckennatimberlake

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What term best describes a failure of the body's cells to respond to secretion of insulin?
 
  a. Central obesity
  b. Insulin resistance
  c. Thyroid insufficiency
  d. Hypothalamic impedance
  e. Islet cell pathology

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A graph of the relationship between mortality (Y or vertical axis) and body mass index is shaped like a(n) ____.
 
  a. J
  b. S
  c. backslash
  d. inverted U
  e. U


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taylorsonier

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


mckennatimberlake

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Gracias!

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