Changes in the Color of Skin Are Often an Indication

question 46

Multiple Choice

Changes in the color of skin are often an indication of a homeostatic imbalance. Which of the following changes would suggest that a patient is suffering from Addison's disease?

• A) The skin takes on a bronze or metallic appearance.
• B) The skin appears to have an abnormal, yellowish tint.
• C) Black- and- blue marks become evident for no apparent cause.
• D) It is impossible to suggest Addison's disease from an inspection of a person's skin.

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Definitions:

Downward-sloping

A downward-sloping curve illustrates a negative relationship between two variables, commonly seen in demand curves where price and quantity demanded are inversely related.

Slope

The rate at which a line on a graph inclines or declines, indicating the relationship between two variables on a plotted curve.

Movement Along

The change in quantity demanded or supplied of a good due to a change in its price, represented graphically by a movement along a demand or supply curve.

Slope

In mathematics and economics, the rate at which one variable changes over the change in another variable, often used in the context of supply and demand curves.