How do cartilage and bone differ in their response to stress?
What will be an ideal response?
Compared with bone, cartilage has a greater ability to bend and is capable of resisting a large amount of distortion without breaking; however, it has less overall strength. In contrast, though much stronger, bone breaks readily when sufficiently stressed.
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A) receptor activation B) effector shutdown C) negative feedback E) thermoregulation
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
You have just eaten french fries, buttered toast, ice cream, and whole milk. Which of the following glands would be active in helping you to digest this food?
A) the pancreas B) the buccal glands C) the thyroid gland D) the parotid glands
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A. aldosterone B. ADH C. insulin D. angiotensin II E. glucagon