When a patient is experiencing a fever, the ________ resets the body's temperature set point.
A. brain
B. hypothalamus
C. adrenal gland
D. pituitary gland
Answer: B
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1. The lower abdominopelvic area contains the left iliac region. 2. The middle abdominopelvic area contains the umbilical region. 3. The epigastric, umbilical, and left lumbar regions are all in the middle abdominopelvic area. 4. Homeostasis refers to the relatively constant internal environment the body tries to maintain. 5. A negative feedback loop is one way the body tries to maintain homeostasis.
The rapid rise and fall in force produced by a muscle fiber after a single action potential is a(n)
A) tetanus. B) unfused tetanus. C) twitch. D) end plate potential. E) muscle action potential.
During meiosis I, in maternal and paternal systems, chromosomes fuse together during the process called ________ to form a ________
A) synapsis; chromatid B) prophase I; chromatid C) synapsis; spermatid D) metaphase II; tetrad E) synapsis; tetrad
Molecules that are produced by cells and act locally on other cells are called:
A. steroid hormones B. receptors C. paracrine hormones D. phosphatases E. iodothyronines