Why is the area just distal to the tubercles of the humerus called the surgical neck?
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This area is called the surgical neck because it is the most frequently fractured part of the humerus.
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Astrocytes take up the neurotransmitter GABA and excess Na+ from the ECF around neurons
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What part of the brain is responsible for cognition?
A) hypothalamus B) cerebral cortex C) reticular formation D) thalamus
Which is an example of long-loop negative feedback?
A. stimulation of dopamine release by prolactin B. inhibition of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) release by growth hormone (GH) C. inhibition of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) release by insulin-like growth factor-1 D. inhibition of corticotropin-releasing hormone by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) E. stimulation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) release by thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)