The "headquarters" of all autonomic function is the

A) spinal cord.
B) medulla oblongata.
C) hypothalamus.
D) cerebral cortex.
E) thalamus


C) hypothalamus.

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A. It usually has a facet at the end of each transverse process for attachment of a rib. B. The body is more massive than those of cervical vertebrae but less than those of lumbar vertebrae. C. The body has facets as points of articulation for ribs. D. It has a pair of transverse foramina. E. The spinous process is pointed and angled sharply downward.

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Diarthroses joints are freely movable

a. true b. false

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The major job of coenzymes in oxidative phosphorylation includes all of the following except

A) release of hydrogen ions. B) ionization of hydrogen atoms. C) release of electrons to the first cytochrome of the electron transport chain. D) the breaking of carbon-carbon covalent bonds. E) None of the answers is correct.

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How many bones make up the adult spinal column?

A. 31 B. 26 C. 22 D. 20

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