What is chest pain due to an inadequate blood supply to heart muscle tissue called?

A. Cardiac tamponade
B. Atheroma
C. Myocardial infarction
D. Angina pectoris
E. Ventricular fibrillation


D. Angina pectoris

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Describe the location and importance of the following to various patterns of breathing: DRG, VRG, pre-Bötzinger complex, apneustic area, and pneumotaxic area

What will be an ideal response?

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Hypophysiotropic hormones from the hypothalamus

a. control the release of oxytocin and vasopressin from the posterior pituitary. b. travel via neuron axons from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary. c. are carried in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system. d. are released upon positive-feedback stimulation via the anterior pituitary tropic hormones. e. always act to stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones.

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Which of the hormones listed below has the most profound direct effect to stimulate the increased resorption of bone when plasma Ca2+ levels decrease?

A. thyroxine B. parathyroid hormone C. calcitonin D. cortisol E. insulin

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