Identify the gland in the figure that produces insulin and glucagon
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
D
Explanation:
A) The thyroid gland (A) secretes calcitonin, T3, and T4.
B) The thymus gland (B) produces thymosin.
C) The adrenal gland (C) secretes several hormones including mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and norepinephrine.
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A. Vestibular nerve - vestibulocochlear nerve - vestibular nuclei - thalamus - cerebral cortex B. Vestibulocochlear nerve - vestibular nerve - vestibular nuclei - thalamus - cerebral cortex C. Vestibular nerve - vestibulocochlear nerve - thalamus - vestibular nuclei - cerebral cortex D. Vestibulocochlear nerve - vestibular nerve - thalamus - vestibular nuclei - cerebral cortex
Cortical nephrons have their corpuscles near the ________ edge of the cortex and are the ________ common type of nephron.
A. peripheral; less B. deeper; less C. deeper; more D. peripheral; more
Baldness is believed to be caused by the male sex hormone ______.
A) estrogen B) insulin C) steroid D) testosterone E) aldosterone
Describe the relationship between the origin and insertion of a muscle
A) The origin remains fixed and the insertion moves toward the origin during contraction. B) Both the origin and insertion move when a muscle contracts. C) The insertion remains fixed and the origin moves toward the origin during contraction. D) There is no relationship between the origin and insertion.