Pyrogens act by increasing the set point for body temperature in the thalamus.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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What will be an ideal response?
The neuron that extends from the spinal cord to the effector is the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is a holocrine exocrine gland?
A) sebaceous B) apocrine C) merocrine D) mammary E) ceruminous
Which of the following is NOT true of pituitary growth hormone?
A. It is necessary for fetal growth. B. It directly promotes protein anabolism in many cells. C. Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults leads to acromegaly. D. It is absent or deficient in pituitary dwarfs. E. It causes differentiation of precursor cells that then respond to IGF-I by proliferating.