What is the target organ of corticotropin-releasing hormone?
A. The thyroid gland
B. The posterior pituitary
C. The anterior pituitary
D. The adrenal cortex
E. The gonads
C. The anterior pituitary
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A) RNA; carbohydrates B) DNA; lipids C) DNA; proteins D) water; RNA E) RNA; proteins
What are Peyer patches, and where are they located?
A. Mucous glands of the duodenal submucosa B. Fatty, clublike appendages on the serosa of the colon C. Lymphatic follicles of the ileum D. Peptic ulcers that may occur in the stomach or duodenum E. Lymphatic tissues of the oropharynx
From superficial to deep, the meninges occur in which order?
A. Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater B. Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid C. Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid D. Arachnoid, pia mater, dura mater E. Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater
Which of the following is not a component of the limbic system?
A) amygdaloid body B) cingulate gyrus C) globus pallidus D) hippocampus E) fornix