The pineal gland is part of which larger region of the brain?
A. Occipital lobe
B. Epithalamus
C. Midbrain
D. Hypothalamus
E. Thalamus
Answer: B
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A) arteriolar B) elastic C) connective D) muscular E) vascular
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A. the bone is increasing in diameter. B. the bone has completed ossification. C. the bone is lengthening. D. the bone is no longer lengthening.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
If a thyroid tumor were to result in hypersecretion of calcitonin, we would expect ________.
A. a decreased level of osteoclast activity B. a rise in blood calcium concentration C. increasingly brittle bones D. a reduced rate of endochondral ossification