Why would one not expect to continue increasing in height with age?

What will be an ideal response?


The amount of growth hormone secreted declines with age and the closure of the epiphyseal plates prohibits further growth in length of the long bones.

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A) T lymphocytes B) plasma cells C) lymph nodes D) medullary cords

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The smaller the receptive field is in a region, the less its acuity or discriminative ability

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The thymus is indicated by ________

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Identify the auditory ossicles

a) A, B, C b) A, C, G c) A, B, J d) J, C, G e) C, D, G

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