The superficial cells of the ________ are sloughed off and continually replaced.
A. stratum granulosum
B. stratum corneum
C. basement membrane
D. stratum basale
Answer: B
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Reflexes that activate muscles on the opposite side of the body as the stimulus are called
A) contralateral. B) ipsilateral. C) monosynaptic. D) involuntary. E) polysynaptic.
Thyroid hormone's effects are to
A. increase metabolic rate and body temperature by increasing protein synthesis in target cells. B. increase metabolic rate and body temperature by turning on the G protein, cAMP cascade. C. decrease metabolic rate and body temperature by increasing protein synthesis in target cells. D. decrease metabolic rate and body temperature by turning on the G protein, cAMP cascade. E. increase metabolic rate and body temperature by turning off the G protein, cAMP cascade.
Identify the FALSE statement.
A) Gametogenesis begins in the female fetus. B) Androgens control the development of reproductive organs in the male fetus. C) Estrogens control the development of the reproductive organs in the female fetus. D) Meiosis is never completed in most oocytes. E) Females have one less active chromosome than males.
In response to rising blood calcium levels, the parafollicular cells of the thyroid will secrete which hormone?
What will be an ideal response?