Suppose kevin’s pre-op blood work indicates that his extracellular potassium concentration is much higher than usual. this condition is known as hyperkalemia and must be corrected before he can undergo surgery. one of the dangers of hyperkalemia is that it makes neurons and muscle cells more excitable. why does elevated extracellular potassium have this effect?

Which would happen if more forests were cut down? a. the nitrogen cycle would be stopped b. nitrogen would be fixed by bacteria more quickly c. the amount of co2 in the atmosphere would increase d. fossil fuels would build up in the soil c the amount of co2 in the atmosphere would increase

Which of the following statements about brain development and early childhood is true? the brain of a 5 year old is 60 percent the size of an adult brain the overall size of the brain does not increase dramatically from ages 3-15 by the time a child is 3 years of age, the brain is 25 percent of it's adult size the development that occurs inside the brain ends at the onset of adolescence

Why can cancer in the lymph nodes (lymphoma) be particularly dangerous? a. the lymph node's ability to produce cancer-fighting lymphocytes would be compromised. b. the lymph node's ability to produce cancer-fighting lymph would be compromised. c. the lymph nodes produce lymph, which nourishes growing cancer cells. d. the lymph nodes produce chyle, which nourishes growing cancer cells.