What does the "principle of complementarity of structures and function" mean?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: What a structure can do depends on its specific form, or "structure determines function."

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The pleural cavity is the

A. same as the mediastinum. B. space within which the heart sits. C. the serous membrane lining the abdomen. D. potential space between the two serous membranes surrounding a lung.

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Hormones are released from the posterior pituitary when posterior pituitary cells are stimulated by

A. hypothalamic releasing hormones. B. hormones from the anterior pituitary. C. action potentials from hypothalamic neurosecretory neurons. D. the primary capillary network. E. the sympathetic nervous system.

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Emptying of the bladder is called:

a. voiding b. urinating c. micturition d. all of the above

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Which of the following is produced in the ovary and then leaves the ovary?

A. Corpus luteum B. Secondary oocyte C. Menstrual blood D. Testosterone E. FSH

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