The Mechanisms of Action of Antibiotics Include All the Following

question 38

Multiple Choice

The mechanisms of action of antibiotics include all the following EXCEPT:

• A) Blocking the Embden-Meyerhof pathway
• B) Bacterial cell wall synthesis
• C) DNA replication
• D) RNA transcription

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Definitions:

Myogenic Mechanism

A physiological mechanism by which blood vessels automatically adjust their resistance to maintain constant blood flow despite changes in arterial blood pressure.

Afferent Arterioles

Small blood vessels that carry blood toward the nephrons in the kidneys, regulating blood pressure and filtration.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, an essential indicator of cardiovascular health.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where the bulk of reabsorption of water, ions, and nutrients from the filtered blood occurs.