A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

A. Satiety center
B. Mammillary nucleus
C. Suprachiasmatic nucleus
D. Pituitary gland
E. Medial geniculate nucleus


C. Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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A. beta oxidation. B. glycogenolysis. C. glycolysis. D. deamination.

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All but one of the following occur during the inflammatory response. Select the example below that does not describe the process of inflammation

A) Vasoconstriction will prevent excessive blood loss due to injury. B) Chemotaxis draws leucocytes to the site of injury. C) Increases capillary permeability. D) Release of prostaglandins resulting in pain.

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The thoracic organs are drained mainly by:

What will be an ideal response?

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Where does the spinal cord end?

A. The dorsal median sulcus B. The filum terminale C. The medullary cone D. The lumbosacral enlargement E. The cauda equina

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