A Disease Acquired by a Pregnant Female May Result in Deafness

question 123

True/False

A disease acquired by a pregnant female may result in deafness or partial deafness in the unborn infant.

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Definitions:

Refractory

Resistant to treatment or control, often used to describe a period of unresponsiveness or insensitivity to stimuli.

Power Stroke

The phase in muscle contraction where the myosin head pivots, pulling the actin filament towards the center of the sarcomere, shortening the muscle.

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

A specialized type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells, where it stores and releases calcium ions to trigger muscle contraction.

Myoglobin Content

The amount of myoglobin, a protein in muscle cells that binds oxygen, present within muscle tissues.