Which of the following common conditions produces a sexually ambiguous body and is best described as a genetically inherited malfunction of one or more of the enzymes needed to make the steroid hormone cortisol?

A. congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
B. Turner syndrome
C. partial androgen insensitivity (PAIS)
D. complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS)


Answer: A

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A) ?a painting of a warrior king B) ?a painting of farmers with a plow C) ?a painting of women giving birth D) a painting of four men in a canoe E) ?a painting of hunters killing a mammoth

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Which of the following was true of the conduct of the United States under the Good Neighbor policy?

a. It did not provide support for military dictators in Latin America. b. It provided substantial economic assistance for industrial development in Latin America. c. It no longer intervened militarily in Latin America. d. It was less blatant in its domination of Latin America.

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A disastrous move ordered by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War was:

A) his advance toward Washington, D.C. during the Seven Days' Battles. B) his decision to move into Pennsylvania to relieve the Virginians who had been in the midst of so much of the fighting. C) the Battle of Antietam, where Lee had overextended his forces into Maryland and was forced into a retreat. D) his order to break the Union line at Gettysburg with a charge involving 12,500 men-two-thirds of whom were killed, wounded, or captured. E) leading Grant on a military chase that lasted for weeks and eventually put Lee's men in trenches outside Petersburg, Virginia, for nine long, miserable months.

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What was Bernini hoping to create in Rome with Saint Peter's Square?

A) A feeling of harmony and unity with the basilica and church B) A space independent of the other structures surrounding it, where one could be enveloped by peace and tranquility C) The maternal arms of Mother Church welcoming the visitors D) A natural space that brought one peace with nature and thus God E) None of these

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