What does the term autocrine refer to in terms of location of target tissues?
A. Hormones that travel through the blood to get to their target tissue
B. The secretion of a hormone by the cells of the same tissue type that it targets
C. Chemicals that cause a response outside of the body in another person
D. Hormones that work on neighboring cells without having to go through blood to get to target tissue.
Answer: B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A) compliance and transpulmonary pressures B) compliance and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid C) the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid D) the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and transpulmonary pressures
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The layer of the epidermis in which cells begin the process of keratinization is the
a. stratum corneum. b. stratum basale. c. stratum lucidum. d. stratum granulosum.