A "widow's hump" or "dowager's hump" is an exaggerated thoracic curvature that is technically called __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


kyphosis

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Women with morning sickness tend to prefer spicy and pungent foods. 2. Sperm must travel to the distal end of the uterine tube to encounter the egg before it dies. 3. A slow block is the mechanism that prevents fertilization of another egg when one is already pregnant. 4. Cleavage results in daughter cells containing half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell. 5. During implantation, the embryoblast undergoes gastrulation.

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Using the figure above, identify the labeled part.



1. Label A: ______________________________
2. Label B: ______________________________
3. Label C: ______________________________
4. Label D: ______________________________
5. Label E: ______________________________
6. Label F: ______________________________
7. Label G: ______________________________
8. Label H: ______________________________
9. Label I: ______________________________

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Atrial natriuretic peptide ____________________.

is secreted by the kidneys. increases blood Sugar. promotes ADH release. decreases blood pressure all choices are correct

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What type of fiber carries information from the frontal lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere to the occipital lobe of the same cerebral hemisphere?

A) projection fibers B) commissural fibers C) association fibers D) corpus callosum

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