Which hormone stimulates production of RBCs and which organ or structure produces it?

What will be an ideal response?


erythropoietin; kidney

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Which of the choices below is not a mechanism of heat production?

A) vasoconstriction of cutaneous blood vessels B) shivering C) sweating D) enhanced thyroxine release

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Define tendon and aponeurosis

A) A tendon is a bundle of collagen fibers that connects bones together, whereas an aponeurosis is a dense layer of collagen fibers surrounding an entire muscle. B) A tendon is a dense layer of collagen fibers surrounding an entire muscle, whereas an aponeurosis is a fibrous layer that divides the skeletal muscle into fascicles. C) A tendon is a bundle of collagen fibers that connects bones together, whereas an aponeurosis is a thin layer of areolar connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber. D) A tendon is a bundle of collagen fibers that connects a skeletal muscle to a bone, whereas an aponeurosis is a broad collagenous sheet that connects skeletal muscle to a broad area on one or more bones. E) A tendon is a broad collagenous sheet that connects skeletal muscle to a broad area on one or more bones, whereas and aponeurosis is a bundle of collagen fibers that connects a skeletal muscle to a bone.

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The nerve labeled A in the diagram arises from which plexus?

a) cervical plexus b) brachial plexus c) lumbar plexus d) sacral plexus e) coccygeal plexus

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Greg trips over a toy and experiences a sharp pain. His physician diagnoses a torn meniscus. Greg has injured his

A. shoulder joint. B. hip joint. C. elbow joint. D. knee joint.

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