The Liver Is Involved in Detoxification of Many Poisons and Drugs

question 32

Multiple Choice

The liver is involved in detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and therefore abundant in liver cells?

• A) rough ER
• B) smooth ER
• C) Golgi apparatus
• D) nuclear envelope
• E) transport vesicles

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Definitions:

Frederick Macaulay

An economist known for pioneering the concept of bond duration, which measures the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates.

Duration Concept

A measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates, gauging how much a bond's price will change for a given fluctuation in rates.

Price Volatility

The degree of variation in the price of a financial instrument, commodity, or market index over time, often measured by the standard deviation of returns.

Convexity

This is a measure of the curvature or the degree of the curve in the relationship between bond prices and bond yields, indicating how the duration of a bond changes as the interest rate changes.