Which of the following is not a factor that helps create the stomach mucosal barrier?

A) thick coating of bicarbonate-rich mucus
B) tight junctions of epithelial mucosa cells
C) replacing of damaged epithelial mucosa cells
D) rennin


D) rennin

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Fever ________

A) production is regulated by chemicals that reset the body's thermostat to a higher setting B) decreases the metabolic rate of the body to conserve energy C) is a higher-than-normal body temperature that is always dangerous D) causes the liver to release large amounts of iron, which seems to inhibit bacterial replication

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Inability to move one side of the body is called ________________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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How does somatic cell division differ from reproductive cell division?

A. Somatic cell division involves any cell of the body except germ cells. B. Somatic cell division is termed mitosis while reproductive cell division is termed meiosis C. Somatic cell division produces identical cells with the same number and kind of chromosomes while reproductive cell division produces cell with half the number of chromosomes. D. All of these are true.

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Which of the following is NOT a method of naming muscles?

A. By the action of the muscle B. By the shape of the muscle C. By the relative size of the muscle D. By the number of origins that the muscle has E. All of these are methods of naming muscles.

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