If a Patient Is Administered a Powerful Glucocorticoid (Such as Prednisone)to

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Multiple Choice

If a patient is administered a powerful glucocorticoid (such as prednisone) to suppress the immune system,what unintended effects might this have on blood chemistry?

• A)increase of insulin
• B)decrease of insulin
• C)increase of blood glucose
• D)decrease of blood glucose
• E)both an increase of insulin and an increase in blood glucose

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Definitions:

Behavioral Isolation

is a form of reproductive isolation where differences in courtship or mating behaviors prevent species from breeding with each other.

Flash Patterns

Sequences of light emissions, often seen in bioluminescent organisms, used for communication, mating, or predation.

Recombination

The process by which genetic material is physically mixed during sexual reproduction, leading to the production of offspring with combinations of traits that differ from those found in either parent.

Gametogenesis

The process by which gametes, the sex cells, are produced in the gonads (ovaries and testes) through a sequence of meiotic cell divisions and differentiation.