The __________ is the space found between the soft palate and root of the tongue.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
oropharynx
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a) Pancreatic duct b) Hepatopancreatic duct c) Cystic duct d) Bile duct e) Hepatic duct
All but one of the following statements describes the necessity of the blood testis barrier. Select the one statement that does not describe a necessity of the blood testis barrier
A) Spermatogenesis produces new combinations of genes and chromosomes that results in unique antigens that the immune system may see as foreign. B) Spermatocytes undergo meiosis only during puberty, well after the immune system has come to recognize "self" from "non-self" cells. C) Sperm can only be produced at temperatures lower than body temperature. Inflammation in the testis could raise the temperature too high to produce sperm. D) Foreign antigens produced by the newly formed sperm could initiate an autoimmune response against the developing sperm.
In older individuals, wrinkling of the skin occurs because of
A) exposure to ultraviolet radiation. B) loss of subcutaneous fat. C) thinning of the dermis. D) All of the answers are correct. E) None of the answers are correct.
In a first-class lever
A. there is no effort arm. B. the resistance is between the fulcrum and the effort. C. the fulcrum is in the middle, between the effort and the resistance. D. the effort is between the resistance and the fulcrum.