Match the following terms with the correct definition.

A. controls blood pressure
B. allows the release and regulation of hormones
C. controls milk production
D. regulate blood calcium and phosphorus levels
E. main endocrine gland
F. master gland
G. produces and regulates insulin
H. causes muscular contraction of the uterus
I. glands associated with reproduction
J. triggers the fight-or-flight response


A. antidiuretic hormone
B. hypothalamus
C. prolactin
D. parathyroid glands
E. pituitary gland
F. thyroid gland
G. pancreas
H. oxytocin
I. gonads
J. epinephrine

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a. Laws b. Points c. Rights d. Standards

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Who among the following providers may a CHAMPVA beneficiary use under the plan?

A. a provider on the Medicare exclusion list B. a provider who is not licensed to perform the service being delivered C. a provider licensed to perform the service being delivered D. a provider who has signed a HIPAA agreement

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Which of the following organizations has established a list of potentially dangerous abbreviations?

DEA CMS ISMP CDC

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The posterior vertebral arch in the lumbar vertebrae is formed by the union of:

the transverse process and lamina the two laminae both pedicles the pedicle and lamina

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