What is the name given to the ingestion of nonnutritive substances? a. Pica b. Goiter c. Tetany ...

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Starlight

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on: Aug 20, 2018

What is the name given to the ingestion of nonnutritive substances?

a. Pica
b. Goiter
c. Tetany
d. Hemosiderosis
e. Metallothionein

Question 2

Iron overload is also known as

a. ferrocyanosis.
b. hemoglobinemia.
c. hemochromatosis.
d. metalloferrothionos is.
e. hyperferrotosis.

amcvicar

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

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