Assume a Contract Exists Between Mr Jones, a College Professor

question 18

Multiple Choice

Assume a contract exists between Mr Jones, a college professor, and his student, M.Smith.Jones provides a syllabus, instruction, tutoring and assessments of learning but Smith fails the class.Which of the following elements is absent in this case?

• A)Existence of a legal duty between the parties.
• B)Failure to provide the appropriate standard of care.
• C)Presence of injury or damages.
• D)Evidence that the negligent act is the proximate cause of the loss.

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Definitions:

Transport Pump

Proteins in cell membranes that use energy to move substances across the membrane, often against a concentration gradient.

Saltatory Conduction

The transmission of a neural impulse along a myelinated neuron; ion activity at one node depolarizes the next node along the axon.

Voltage-Activated

Pertains to ion channels in cell membranes that open or close in response to changes in membrane potential.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane, due to the movement of ions in and out of the neuron.