The ________ secretes a hormone that increases the body's metabolic rate, promotes alertness, quickens reflexes, and stimulates the fetal nervous system.
A. adrenal gland
B. thymus
C. parathyroid gland
D. thyroid gland
E. pancreas
Answer: D
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A. Weeks 17?20 B. Weeks 13?16 C. Weeks 21?38 D. Weeks 1?8 E. Weeks 9?12
Which statement is incorrect?
a. Afferent fibers enter the spinal cord through the ventral root. b. The dorsal and ventral roots at each level of the spinal cord join to form a spinal nerve. c. The spinal cord is not as long as the vertebral column. d. The ventral horn contains cell bodies of motor neurons that supply skeletal muscles. e. The white matter of the spinal cord is organized into ascending and descending tracts.
Which of the following line the ventricles of the brain?
A. Astrocytes B. Schwann cells C. Satellite cells D. Oligodendrocytes E. Ependymal cells
The radiocarpal joint is a(n) ________ joint
A) saddle B) immovable C) hinge D) plane E) condylar