A brainstem nucleus that is strongly implicated in the mechanism for selective attention is the locus coeruleus

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


TRUE

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A) T cells becoming less responsive to antigens. B) fewer cytotoxic T cells responding to infections. C) decreased numbers of T helper cells. D) more efficient secondary responses. E) B cells are less responsive.

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The most ancient deuterostomes are

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Which of the following best describes a genetic male (XY) who lacks functional androgen receptors (androgen insensitivity syndrome)?

A. He will have normal male external genitalia. B. He will have ovaries and female-appearing external genitalia but male secondary sex characteristics. C. He will have female-appearing external genitalia and ovaries, but internal structures derived from the Wolffian ducts. D. He will have male external genitalia but will have female-appearing internal structures derived from the Müllerian ducts. E. He will have undescended testes, but female external genitalia and secondary sex characteristics.

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