Mamadou has started to experience severe pain due to kidney stones, which he has developed for the first time in his life. A bone scan shows that his bones are losing calcium at an alarming rate and becoming weakened. Based on the information in this

chapter, predict what his physician is most likely to look for.

What will be an ideal response?


Mamadou's symptoms point to a tumor of the parathyroid glands.

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The "tunic" of tunicate refers to:

a. a body covering b. the type of food-gathering mechanism c. muscle arrangements in the larva d. the immature stage of a true fish e. the protective cover of the brain

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Which of the following organs of the endocrine system secretes several hormones and stores two

hormones produced by the hypothalamus? a. pituitary gland b. pancreas c. pineal gland d. adrenal glands e. thyroid gland

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When the presynaptic cell contacts a muscle cell, the synapse area is called a motor end plate.

a. true b. false

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