Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Question

question 78

Multiple Choice

Use the table below to answer the following question. A woman who is pregnant wants to drink a margarita made from the mix and tequila to relax after a long work week. What would be the best recommendation for her?

• A)If she limits her intake to one drink, she will be fine.
• B)She should avoid the alcohol and make a nonalcoholic version with only the mix.
• C)She should have the drink with a meal to slow the absorption of the alcohol.
• D)One or two drinks would be a good way to relax and reduce tension.
• E)She should use rum instead of tequila to reduce the risk to her child.

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Definitions:

Chemicals Produced by Neurons

Substances, including neurotransmitters and hormones, synthesized and released by neurons to transmit signals across synapses to other neurons, muscle cells, or glands.

Nuclear Receptor Model

Describes the mechanism by which certain types of receptors within cells bind to specific molecules, like hormones, and regulate gene expression.

Messenger RNA

A type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products.

Synthesized Proteins

Proteins created through the process of translation where ribosomes construct protein molecules from RNA messages.