An inflammation of the tonsils is referred to as __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


tonsillitis

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The mechanism ensures that the volume of blood discharged from the heart is equal to

the volume entering its chambers is described by ______ law of the heart. A) Boyle's B) Newton's C) Frank-Starling's D) Dalton's

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DNA is a polymer of ________, which consist of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a ________.

A. nucleic acids; nucleotide B. amino acids; nucleotide C. proteins; nucleotide D. nucleotides; nucleic acid E. nucleotides; nitrogenous base

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Peptide hormones

a. are synthesized from modified cholesterol molecules b. are typically not bound to plasma proteins in the blood c. bind to intracellular receptors at their target cells d. typically activate genes to cause the synthesis of new protein molecules e. have characteristics c and d

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Inhibition of receptor-mediated endocytosis could ________.

A. induce hypercholesterolemia B. prevent hypercholesterolemia C. prevent diabetes mellitus D. induce diabetes mellitus

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