The Epithelial Sodium Channel Is Used as a Mechanism for the Transduction

question 49

Multiple Choice

The epithelial sodium channel is used as a mechanism for the transduction of:

• A) sodium ions in relatively low concentrations.
• B) a wide variety of sodium ions in aversively high concentrations.
• C) molecules from amino acids and proteins.
• D) citric acid and acetic acid containing hydrogen ions.

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Definitions:

Water

A colorless, transparent, odorless, liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Abdomen

The part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, containing the digestive organs.

BMI

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Anatomy and Physiology, the scientific disciplines that study the structure and function of the body.