Which two glands are especially noted for regressing after childhood?

A. The anterior and posterior pituitary
B. The thymus and pineal gland
C. The thymus and adrenal medulla
D. The thyroid and parathryroids
E. The thymus and thyroid


B. The thymus and pineal gland

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A. clinical aspects of exercise and sport B. scientific aspects of exercise and sport C. both A and B D. neither A nor B

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The ________ of the humerus is called the "funny bone." The tingling sensation that you experience is due to striking of the ulnar nerve that runs behind this structure

A) olecranon process B) lateral epicondyle C) medial epicondyle D) olecranon fossa

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Binding of hydrophilic hormones to their receptors often results in the formation of one or more second messengers that lead to alterations of the cell's activity.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which tissue lines the small intestine and the stomach?

A) simple squamous epithelium B) simple cuboidal epithelium C) simple columnar epithelium D) pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium E) stratified squamous epithelium

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