Which of the Following Statements Concerning Eicosanoids Is Correct

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning eicosanoids is correct?

• A) all thromboxanes contain a 1,3-dioxane ring
• B) all prostaglandins contain a cyclic ether
• C) all leukotrienes contain three conjugated double bonds
• D) leukotirenes are derived from prostaglandin H₂ while thromboxanes are derived from arachidonic acid
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Contradictories

In the traditional and modern squares of opposition, a pair of categorical propositions that, in virtue of their logical form, could neither both be true nor both be false (A and O, E and I).

Universal

Pertaining to or involving all, or the whole of something.

Particular

In logic, refers to statements that affirm or deny something about only some members of a class of subjects.

Subalternate

In logic, a term referring to a proposition that is inferred immediately from another more general proposition.