Graves' disease, characterized by high metabolic rate, weight loss, irregular heart rate, and protrusion of the eyeballs is caused by ________
A) hyposecretion of insulin B) hypersecretion of thyroid hormone
C) hyposecretion of aldosterone D) hypersecretion of growth hormone
Answer: B
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A) vitamin K B) vitamin D C) vitamin E D) biotin E) vitamin B5
Mammary glands exhibit a glandular type called ________.
A) simple tubular B) compound tubular C) simple alveolar D) compound alveolar
Which of these is not included in the female vestibule?
A. The urinary orifice B. The mons pubis C. The vaginal orifice D. The labia minora E. The clitoris
High endothelial venules in a lymphoid organ function to:
a. Allow the entry of splenic platelets into the bloodstream b. Attract interstitial macrophages to degenerating red blood cells, as in the spleen c. Enable the exit of lymphocytes from the bloodstream into the tissue parenchyma d. Establish a barrier between the bloodstream and the tissue parenchyma, as in the thymus e. Provide a copious flow of fluid that becomes lymph