Define tonsil, and name the five tonsils

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Tonsils are large lymphoid nodules in the walls of the pharynx. The five tonsils are the left and right palatine tonsils, a single pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid), and a pair of lingual tonsils.

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What does the lateral horn of the spinal cord contain?

A. Neurons of the sympathetic nervous system B. Interneurons C. Spinothalamic tracts D. Somas of somatic motor neurons E. Sensory (afferent) neuron somas

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Sex _________ (estrogen, testosterone) stimulate osteoblasts and promote the growth of long bones, especially in adolescence.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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All of the nervous tissue outside of the central nervous system comprises the ________ nervous system.

A) somatic B) autonomic C) sympathetic D) central E) peripheral

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