Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have:

A) synergistic actions
B) antagonistic actions
C) similar actions
D) totally unrelated actions


Answer: B) antagonistic actions

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

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A) The passive movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a solution with a higher solute concentration to a solution with a lower solute concentration. B) The active movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a solution with a lower solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration. C) The active movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a solution with a higher solute concentration to a solution with a lower solute concentration. D) The vesicular transport of water molecules out of a cell. E) The passive movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a solution with a lower solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration.

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Inflammatory infections of the hair follicles of the eyelid are called

a. styes. b. entropion. c. keratitis. d. none of the above.

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The major extensor of the elbow that also extends and adducts the shoulder and originates on the scapula is the long head of the ________ muscle.

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

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