The receptor sites for vasopressin binding are located on the basolateral border, yet the end result is an increase in H2O permeability of the luminal border of the tubular cells
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Lymph returns to the blood by way of the:
a. aorta b. thoracic duct c. superior vena cava d. inferior vena cava
The oral contraceptive pill, informally called "the pill" contains an estrogen and progesterone or a synthetic mimic of this hormone. The combination of these two hormones taken in the pill and circulating in the blood work because
A) The hormones cause the woman's body to mimic the activities of a pregnancy and disrupt the ovarian cycle, preventing ovulation. B) The hormones create an acid condition in the vagina that acts as a spermicide. C) The hormones prevent the proliferative or secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and the embryo will have no place to implant. D) The hormones cause a thickening of the mucus plug at the cervix that prevents sperm from penetrating the womb and reaching the ovulated egg.
Urine is conveyed out of the body by a tube called the ________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If the right lateral spinothalamic tract is severed,
A. pain impulses from the right side are blocked. B. pain impulses from the left side are blocked. C. muscles on the left side are paralyzed. D. muscles on the right side are paralyzed.