What is the main nutrient needed in order to synthesize thyroid hormone?

a. iodine
b. iron
c. glucose
d. protein
e. tyrosine


a

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When two action potentials arrive simultaneously at two different presynaptic terminals that synapse with the same postsynaptic neuron,

A. hyperpolarization occurs. B. temporal summation occurs. C. the direction of the action potential is reversed. D. spatial summation occurs. E. threshold is never reached.

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The types of neurons that carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord are called:

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Skin is a mucous membrane

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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