Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol?

a) Leutinizing hormone
b) Prolactin
c) Insulin-like growth factors
d) Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
e) Adrenocorticotropic hormone


e

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Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products. She develops an anemia that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency. Which of the following is the likeliest candidate?

A) iron deficiency B) vitamin B12 deficiency C) lack of intrinsic factor D) vitamin K deficiency E) vitamin B6 deficiency

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The action potentials from the sympathetic neurons ________, while the action potentials from the parasympathetic neurons ________. 

A. increase heart rate and contraction strength; decrease heart rate and contraction strength B. increase heart rate and contraction strength; decrease heart rate but do not affect heart contraction strength C. decrease heart contraction and contraction strength; increase heart rate and contraction strength D. increase heart rate but do not affect heart contraction strength; decrease heart rate but do not affect heart contraction strength

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The part of the thalamus that filters auditory information and relays some of it on to the temporal lobe of the cortex is the ________ geniculate nucleus

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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