Answer: The correct answer to the question is option C
OSTEOARTHRITIS.
The client has a degenerative form of disease that is evidenced by osteoarthritis.
Explanation: Osteoporosis is otherwise known as degenerative joint disease.
In a healthy joint,a protective cartilage cushions the end of bones(articulating bones) and as well acting as a shock absorber.
In osteoarthritis,these cartilage that acts as a cushion to the bones wears down down or generates with time exposing the joint and the bones predisposing them to mild to moderate friction that occurs as a result of mobility of the bones/joint.
Osteoarthritis mostly affect joints of the hips, hands,spine and knees.
Some of the common symptoms of Osteoarthritis are;pain in the joints of the hands,knees,hips,lower back and neck with crackles,stiffness and tenderness of the joints which often results to difficulty in walking and deformity of the joint if left untreated.
The two cells of the similar shape, and size have different levels of the ongoing metabolic activity. On one hand, the cell a is metabolically quiet, which means that no energy consuming chemical reactions are taking place in this cell. On the other hand, the cell b is actively consuming the surrounding oxygen. In this scenario, the oxygen will more quickly diffuse into the cell b because the diffusion gradient for oxygen in this cell is steeper than in the cell a.
Hence, the blanks can be filled with 'b and the diffusion gradient is steeper' respectively.
The answer is aerobic. Although cellular respiration can happen anaerobically and aerobically, the question states that it requires oxygen. Therefore, it is aerobic.
The water moves to form a solvent for the glucose.
