Question I. Ásvør, a 21-year-old lion tamer, stepped on a piece of glass, which

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Question I. Ásvør, a 21-year-old lion tamer, stepped on a piece of glass, which partially cut through the long plantar ligament of her right foot on April 1, 2015. But luckily, her well-functioning nonimmunocompromised immune system was able to eliminate all of her wound-contaminating bacteria – the last one of them being killed on April 21, 2015. Which of the 7 below-named entities were likely to participate in this bacteria-elimination process? Assess the following statements (1-7) as either factually correct (= “true”) or incorrect (= “false”) based on whether they describe an entity which was likely to participate in the bacteria-elimination process in the given scenario (= “true”), or unlikely to participate in the bacteria-elimination process in the given scenario (= “false”)]:

1. Neurons

2. Hepatocytes

3. Thyroid gland cells

4.Low pH in stomach

5. Normal skin flora

6. Normal gut flora

7. Artemis nuclease

Explanation / Answer

Please find the answer below.

1. Neurons- correct

2. Hepatocytes- correct

3. Thyroid gland cells- incorrect

4.Low pH in stomach- incorrect (pH should be less than 2.0)

5. Normal skin flora- correct

6. Normal gut flora- incorrect

7. Artemis nuclease- incorrect

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