The dens articulates with the occipital bone
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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During a surgical procedure to excise a malignant thyroid gland, the surgeon asks you why she is not removing the posterior part of the patient's thyroid gland. Your correct response is:
A) so that the patient does not develop tetany. B) to avoid damage to the trachea . C) because it is only the posterior part of the gland that produces calcitonin. D) to avoid damage to the inferior laryngeal nerve. E) to avoid excessive bleeding.
Over 50 different neurotransmitters have been identified, but the best known is
A) norepinephrine. B) acetylcholine. C) epinephrine. D) glutamate. E) GABA.
During the cephalic phase of gastric stimulation, which of the following does NOT occur?
A. Seeing, smelling, and/or tasting food reflexly increase(s) gastric acid secretion. B. Parasympathetic stimulation of secretory cells in the gastric mucosa occurs. C. Gastrin is secreted into the gastric lumen. D. HCl is secreted into the gastric lumen. E. Pepsinogen is secreted into the gastric lumen.
How long does it take for humoral immunity to accomplish antibody production in the first exposure to the pathogen?
A. 13-16 days B. 2-5 days C. 3-6 days D. None of these are correct.