In response to falling blood glucose levels, which pancreatic islet cell releases glucagon?
What will be an ideal response?
Alpha cell
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The names of muscles often indicate the action of the muscle. What does the term levator mean?
A) The muscle flexes and rotates a region. B) The muscle is a fixator and stabilizes a bone or joint. C) The muscle elevates and/or adducts a region. D) The muscle functions as a synergist.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of blood flow through the nephron?
A. Blood enters the kidney through the renal artery - efferent arteriole - glomerulus - afferent arteriole - peritubular capillaries - renal vein - exits the kidney. B. Blood enters the kidney through the renal vein - afferent arteriole - glomerulus - efferent arteriole - peritubular capillaries - renal artery - exits the kidney. C. Blood enters the kidney through the renal artery - afferent arteriole - peritubular capillaries - efferent arteriole - glomerulus - renal vein - exits the kidney. D. Blood enters the kidney through the renal artery - afferent arteriole - glomerulus - efferent arteriole - peritubular capillaries - renal vein - exits the kidney.
Excessive hairiness is called ________.
A. telogenism B. alopecia C. anagenism D. catagenism E. hirsutism
The word part that means breathing is
A) pleur/o B) pneum/o C) pneumon/o D) spir/o