The ____ is a flaplike structure that helps prevent food from entering the windpipe
a. uvula
b. pharynx
c. larynx
d. epiglottis
e. esophagus
ANSWER: d
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Thyroid hormone
a. increases the resting metabolic rate of cells throughout the body. b. slows the heart rate and increases lipid metabolism. c. inhibits protein synthesis. d. increases glycolysis while decreasing oxidative phosphorylation. e. stimulates the release of ADH from the hypothalamus.