You have a patient who makes autoantibodies against his own red blood cells, leading to hemolysis. Which one of the following mechanisms is MOST likely to explain the hemolysis?
A. Neutrophils release proteases that lyse the red cells.
B. Perforins from cytotoxic T cells lyse the red cells.
C. Complement is activated, and membrane attack complexes lyse the red cells.
D. Interleukin-8 binds to its receptor on the red cells, which results in lysis of the red cells.
Select your answer:
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Neurological Concepts › Viewdefine hypotonicity
A. increase muscle tone with inability to voluntarily control the muscles actively or passively on one side of the joint
B. abnormal decrease in muscle tone caused by damage to motor neurons in ventral horn and spinal nerves in the periphery nerves
C. form of hypertonicity that involves difficulty moving the muscle groups on both side of the joint
D. severe spasticity at joint
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Which of the following is NOT part of the Circulatory System?
A. Arteries
B. Brain
C. Heart
D. Veins