Characteristics of the Gallbladder

What will be an ideal response?


It stores and concentrates bile and releases it into the small intestine

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A karyotype of a baby born with abnormalities indicates that the child has 47 chromosomes. What conclusion could you draw?

A. The developing embryo was exposed to a teratogen between weeks 3 and 4 after fertilization. B. The zygote was exposed to a mutagen. C. The baby has Turner syndrome. D. Nondisjunction during meiosis affected either the egg or sperm. E. The mother was probably over the age of 35 when she conceived.

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Since the action potential "leaps" from node to node in a myelinated axon, ________.

A. action potentials move faster if the nodes are farther apart B. Na+ movement within the myelin sheath is possible C. Na+ channels are not present between the nodes D. myelinated axons need far less Na+ channels than unmyelinated axons

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Descending fibers from the pons to the cerebellum pass through these structures of the midbrain?

A) substantia nigra B) reticular formation C) superior colliculus D) corpora quadrigemina E) cerebral peduncles

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Which structure forms the floor and part of the walls of the third ventricle?

A) Pituitary gland B) Epithalamus C) Midbrain D) Hypothalamus E) Thalamus

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