During infancy and childhood, the most important stimulus of epiphyseal plate activity is ________.

the thyroid hormones
estrogen
growth hormone
testosterone


growth hormone

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The white matter of the spinal cord contains

A) bundles of axons with common origins, destinations, and functions. B) bundles of dendrites with common origins, destinations, and functions. C) sensory and motor nuclei. D) both axons and dendrites. E) interneurons.

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Addison disease is a consequence of a tumor of the adrenal medulla.

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

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The ________ function(s) in visual attention, such as to look and follow the flight of a butterfly.

A. superior colliculi B. inferior colliculi C. tegmentum D. red nucleus E. substantia nigra

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While looking at a sample of blood in a microscope, you see a purple-stained cell that is markedly larger than a red blood cell (about two to three times larger). It has a large kidney-shaped nucleus. What type of blood cell is this?

A. An eosinophil B. A basophil C. A neutrophil D. A monocyte

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