The _____ gland signals the body to increase production of growth hormones that interact with the sex hormones to cause the growth spurt and puberty
a) thalamus
b) thyroid
c) pituitary
d) pineal
c
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The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that consists of nerves that control all of the involuntary organs and glands is called the _____ nervous system
A) somatic B) autonomic C) sympathetic D) parasympathetic
What is lanugo?
a. a Latin term for prematurity b. a white oily substance that covers the skin of some newborns c. a fine downy hair that covers the skin of some newborns d. a breathing problem in premature infants
Piper decides to use recitation to study a list of vocabulary words. Which of the following best describes a use of this strategy?
A. Piper singing each word aloud, along with how the word relates to something about herself B. Piper saying the words aloud repeatedly, getting louder with each repetition of the list C. Piper writing the list of words down over and over again D. Piper only practicing learning the list of words in alphabetical order
Suppose that the gene that determines how many fingers a person has is coded such that having 5 fingers is dominant and having 6 fingers is recessive
If a person's mother has 5 fingers and his father has 6 fingers, what is the probability that he will be born with 6 fingers? a. 0 % b. 50 % c. 100 % d. the percent cannot be determined because we do not know if his mother is homozygous or heterozygous for this trait