A substance that induces fever is known as a(n) __________.

A) opsonin.
B) acute phase protein.
C) pyrogen.
D) chemotaxin.
E) cytokine.


C) pyrogen.

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Little bones of the fingers and toes are called the ________

A) lacrimals B) Wormian bones C) ossicles D) phalanges

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_____________ is the general term for all cellular contents located between the plasma membrane and the nucleus

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Which sympathetic fibers form a splanchnic nerve?

A) those that synapse with parasympathetic fibers B) those that pass through the trunk ganglion to synapse in collateral or prevertebral ganglia C) those that synapse with somatic fibers D) those that synapse in the same trunk ganglion they entered

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