As a consequence of widespread edema associated with nephrotic syndrome, blood volume
A. increases and blood pressure rises.
B. decreases and blood pressure rises.
C. increases and blood pressure drops.
D. decreases and blood pressure drops.
Answer: D
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a. levels of thyroid hormones in the blood decrease. b. levels of TRH in the blood decrease. c. levels of TSH in the blood decrease. d. all of the above are true. e. non of the above is true.
You burn the mucosa of your hard palate just posterior to the incisors while eating hot pizza. Which nerve carries pain sensation from this region?
A. Greater palatine B. Lesser palatine C. Anterior superior alveolar D. Middle superior alveolar E. Nasopalatine
Unlike an exocrine gland, an endocrine gland
A. secretes to a surface. B. is a secretory organ. C. sheds cells with its secretions. D. has no ducts. E. contains goblet cells.
What hormone does the pineal gland secrete?
A. Follicle-stimulating hormone B. Growth hormone C. Gonadotropin hormone D. Melatonin