Which term refers to hormones that work on neighboring cells without having to go through blood to get to target tissue?

A. Pheromone
B. Endocrine
C. Autocrine
D. Paracrine


Answer: D

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Cell bodies of these neurons lie in ganglia in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

A) sensory neurons B) motor neurons C) interneurons

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Define hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)

A) Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a congenital defect in the development of the heart. B) Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a result of delayed bone marrow development. C) Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a result of abnormally shaped hemoglobin molecules. D) Hemolytic disease of the newborn is due to a deficiency in the numbers of red blood cells produced, resulting in anemia. E) Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a condition in which maternal Rh antibodies attack and destroy fetal Rh-positive red blood cells, resulting in anemia.

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You are sitting at a Mexican restaurant waiting for your food. The waiter brings a very hot plate, telling you to be careful about touching it. You touch it anyway, producing a pain sensation in your fingers, a withdrawal of your hand, and an auditory comment of what you are thinking. This scenario represents a ________ neuronal circuit

A) parallel processing B) reverberating C) serial processing D) convergent E) divergent

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