What is the largest endocrine gland in an adult?
a) adrenal gland
b) ovary
c) thymus
d) thyroid gland
Ans: d) thyroid gland
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a) H b) I c) J d) K e) L
The approach to treating patients who secrete abnormal amounts of hormone sometimes depends upon the age of the patient. List the hormones of growth and metabolism for which this statement is true, and explain in each case how and why the approach would differ for a prepubertal patient compared to a postpubertal patient.
What will be an ideal response?
Incomplete tetanus
A. is the time during which the tissue cannot respond again. B. results in complete and incomplete tetanus. C. is the condition in which the muscle fiber only partially relaxes between contractions. D. is the condition in which stimuli occur so rapidly that there are no intervening relaxations. E. is the constant tension produced by muscles for long periods of time.
Synthesis of lipids and glycogen takes place at the
A) ribosomes. B) rough ER. C) smooth ER. D) Golgi apparatus. E) mitochondria.