Smoking is a major risk factor for autoimmune diseases.

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


True

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a) Hormones b) Nervous system c) Food ingestion d) Age e) All of these are factors

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The embryonic origin of the anterior pituitary gland is

A. epithelium from the oral cavity. B. nervous tissue from the area of the hypothalamus. C. an outpocket of the nasal cavity. D. glandular tissue from the cerebrum.

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Damage to the septal cells of the lungs would most likely result in

A) a thickening of the respiratory membrane. B) an increased rate of gas exchange. C) alveolar rupture. D) reduction in surfactant production. E) decreased surface tension in the alveoli.

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Muscle strength peaks in a/an ________.

A. elderly adult B. middle aged adult C. adolescent D. young adult E. child

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