Mineralocorticoid is to aldosterone as glucocorticoid is to ________.

A) testosterone
B) estrogen
C) cortisol
D) epinephrine


C) cortisol

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Cells that free calcium from bone to maintain blood calcium levels are called

A) osteolytics. B) osteoclasts. C) osteoblasts. D) osteogenics. E) osteocytes.

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High cholesterol levels have been known to be a contributing factor to heart disease and death due to cardiovascular disease for many decades. In the 1970's, scientists used this information to develop a hypothesis that giving a medicine to reduce blood cholesterol levels could reduce the chances of developing cardiovascular disease or dying from cardiovascular disease. They tested a group of

people living in a town called Framingham, Massachusetts. This study became known as the Framingham Study and it is very well known, because it did not support the hypothesis that giving cholesterol lowering medications would reduce the risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease. Does this mean that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for heart disease? What does this demonstrate about the scientific process,

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions.



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The sympathetic nervous system will increase the rate and force of heart contraction

a. true b. false

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Proteins regulate the acid-base balance of the blood by

A. acting as buffers. B. releasing nitrogen. C. transporting iron. D. binding sodium ions. E. removing carbon dioxide from the blood.

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