What Are the Three Major Categories of Nutritional Anemias

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Multiple Choice

What are the three major categories of nutritional anemias?

• A) mild, moderate, severe
• B) vitamin deficiency, mineral deficiency, genetic
• C) acute, chronic, fatal
• D) macrocytic, microcytic, hemolytic
• E) megaloblastic, microblastic, hypochromic

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Definitions:

Refractory Period

A time directly following stimulation in which a nerve or muscle is incapable of responding to more stimulation.

Synapse

The junction or region between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another, through which nerve impulses pass.

Depolarization

A decrease in the difference of electrical charge across a membrane, which can initiate an action potential in neurons.

Neural Membrane

The lipid bi-layer that encloses the cytoplasm of neurons, playing a key role in the transmission of electrical signals within the nervous system.