If a High-School Student Is Injured in a Classroom Science

question 43

Multiple Choice

If a high-school student is injured in a classroom science experiment, the teacher is most likely to be found negligent if

• A)the teacher was in another part of the room when the accident occurred.
• B)the teacher had not informed parents in advance of the potential danger of the experiment.
• C)the students had been permitted to assemble the equipment for the experiment themselves.
• D)the students had received no instruction in how to conduct the experiment.

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Definitions:

Peptide Structure

The sequence and chemical bonding of amino acids in a peptide, which dictates its three-dimensional shape and function.

Phenylthiohydantoin

An aromatic compound derived from the reaction of amino acids with phenylisothiocyanate, used in sequencing peptides.

Phenylisothiocyanate

An organic compound used in the Edman degradation method for sequencing amino acids in peptides.

Bradykinin

A peptide that causes blood vessels to dilate (enlarge), resulting in a drop in blood pressure and increased pain sensitivity.