The ________ secretes a hormone that increases the body's metabolic rate, promotes alertness, quickens reflexes, and stimulates the fetal nervous system
A) thymus
B) adrenal gland
C) thyroid gland
D) parathyroid gland
E) pancreas
C
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Which of the following statements best describes what fingernails actually are?
A) Fingernails are a modification of the epidermis. B) Fingernails are derived from osseous tissue. C) Fingernails are extensions of the carpal bones. D) Fingernails are a separate tissue from the skin, formed from a different embryonic layer.
A second-degree burn is the same as a full-thickness burn
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A local ______ (increase or decrease?) in CO2 within alveoli cause constriction of the airways leading to those alveoli
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Most common allergies are the result of ________
A) type IV (delayed) hypersensitivity B) type I (acute) hypersensitivity C) type II (antibody-dependent cytotoxic) hypersensitivity D) autoimmune diseases E) type III (immune complex) hypersensitivity