Your significant other is an amazing chef. When you come home from lecture, the smell of whatever s/ he is cooking makes you salivate as soon as you step in the door. Your saliva is being secreted from what type of gland?
A) exocrine
B) endocrine
C) unicellular (goblet cells)
D) paracrine
E) exocrine and endocrine are correct
Ans: A) exocrine
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A. metabolic acidosis with respiratory compensation B. metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation C. respiratory acidosis with renal compensation (chronic respiratory acidosis) D. respiratory acidosis without renal compensation (acute respiratory acidosis) E. metabolic acidosis and respiratory acidosis
During translation, three nucleotide sequences (UAG, UGA, or UAA) terminate the process and are therefore called _____________ codons.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which is not a cranial bone?
A. Vomer B. Frontal C. Occipital D. Temporal E. Parietal
The superior thoracic aperture:
A) is bounded posteriorly by the axis. B) is bounded anterolaterally by the clavicle. C) is bounded anteriorly by the trachea. D) is a larger opening than the inferior thoracic aperture. E) is, anatomically, the thoracic inlet.