IGF-1 stimulates cartilage growth at the ______________ of a long bone, causing the bone to become longer
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epiphyseal plate
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Each sensory neuron responds to stimulus information within its ____________________, which is a circumscribed region of the skin surface surrounding it
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Inhibition of gastric secretion following a meal is accomplished by
a. the enterogastric reflex. b. inhibition of the pyloric gland area by vagal stimulation. c. a high concentration of H+, which directly inhibits the release of gastrin. d. both (a) and (c) above. e. all of these answers.
All of the following are true of the thymus gland except that it
A) activates B cells. B) reaches its greatest relative size before puberty. C) involutes after puberty. D) produces T cells. E) lies in the anterior mediastinum.
Creatine phosphate
A) is produced by the process of anaerobic respiration B) is only formed during strenuous exercise C) can replace ATP in binding to myosin molecules during contraction D) acts as an energy reserve in muscle tissue E) cannot transfer its phosphate to ADP