Addison's disease is a disorder of the adrenal glands which can progress to a severe illness which may include very low blood pressure and coma. Addison's disease is a disease of which organ system?

A. Circulatory system
B. Respiratory system
C. Integumentary system
D. Endocrine system


D. Endocrine system

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A. simple recessive alleles B. incomplete penetrance C. complementation D. gene dosage E. a spontaneous mutation

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Which structure(s) is(are) NOT included in the lymphatic system?

a. lymph nodes b. the spleen c. the thymus d. tonsils e. the thyroid

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Urine formation initiates with glomerular filtration, a process that relies on filtering large quantities of protein-free plasma into the Bowman's capsule by

A) passive diffusion through porous capillaries. B) active transport from interstitial fluid. C) active transport from paratubular capillaries. D) osmotic transport from lymph fluid. E) micelle transport.

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What is the mechanism for the production of genetic recombinants?

A) X inactivation B) methylation of cytosine C) crossing over and independent assortment D) nondisjunction E) deletions and duplications during meiosis

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