The thyroid gland is located just inferior to the

A) heart.
B) spinal column.
C) trachea.
D) esophagus.
E) larynx.


E) larynx.

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A) more likely in runners who are in a long race, have an extreme body mass index, and drink a great deal during the event. B) another term for dehydration. C) high blood sodium. D) caused by elevated levels of aldosterone.

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Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?

the lengthening of hyaline cartilage the secretion of new matrix against the external face of existing cartilage along the edges only of existing osteons, making each osteon larger growth at the epiphyseal plate

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In the first step of the electron transport chain, the coenzymes NADH and FADH2 are oxidized.

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

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