Several lymphatic organs, including the thymus, ____________ , and lymph nodes, have roles in defending the body against pathogens.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: Spleen

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Which of the following statements about sleep is correct?A) Sleep typically occurs in stages in which a subject goes through progressively deeper stages of sleep and then awakens.B) Sleep typically occurs in cycles in which a subject will cycle through various stages of slow-wave sleep punctuated by paradoxical sleep several times during one bout of sleep.C) During REM sleep, blood pressure and breathing rate become elevated.D) Sleep involves a lack of neurological activity.E) All muscles are relaxed during all phases of sleep.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following proteins is the main component of thick filaments?

A) myosin B) sarcoplasm C) actin D) myofibril

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A virus is ______ than a bacterial cell, and a virus is composed of ________.

A. larger; nucleic acid within a protein capsid. B. smaller; a eukaryotic cell with a cell wall. C. smaller; nucleic acid within a protein capsid. D. larger; a eukaryotic cell with a cell wall.

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