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abern

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The effects of activating the complement system include all of the following except
 A) destruction of target cell plasma membranes.
  B) stimulation of inflammation.
  C) inhibition of the immune response.
  D) opsonization.
  E) chemotaxis.

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We are constantly bombarded by a variety of stimuli inside and outside of our bodies. Why are we not overwhelmed by sensory information?
 A) We do not have receptors for most stimuli.
  B) Stimuli are blocked from the receptors by our immune systems.
  C) Most stimuli are external to our bodies and we have very few exteroceptors on the outside of the body.
  D) A particular receptor type can have different sensitivities to different stimuli.
  E) A very tiny percentage of incoming sensory information is received by the cerebral cortex.


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carojassy25

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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2019
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

E


abern

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Reply 2 on: Feb 28, 2019
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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