Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) because of its special role in society, the government always owes a duty of care for the purposes of a negligence case.
• B) Product liability may arise from a careless act in the manufacture of a product or carelessness in the design of a product or a careless failure to warn of the risks associated with a product.
• C) Contributory negligence originally was a partial defence.
• D) The effect of an intervening act is usually considered in the context of the standard of care.
• E) Canadian law includes the learned intermediary rule.

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Definitions:

Corpus Luteum

A temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries that produces hormones, primarily progesterone, following ovulation.

Zona Pellucida

The thick, transparent covering that surrounds the plasma membrane of a mammalian ovum.

Uterine Wall

The muscular layer of the uterus, crucial for menstrual cycles and expanding during pregnancy to accommodate a growing fetus.

Primary Oocyte

An early stage in the development of an egg cell (oocyte) within the ovary, before it undergoes meiotic division.