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Which gland has an exocrine function and aids in the regulation of blood
glucose - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>pancreas
Which term refers to the middle layer of the skin that is made of connective
tisssue - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Dermis
What is produced by the skin when a cholesterol based precursor is modified by
the presence of ultraviolet radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Vitamin D
Which type of bone cells perform mineral resorption - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>osteoclasts
What type of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Connective
What leaves the body via deferens - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Gametes
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,What reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in females -
CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Gonads
What is the term used to describe an action potential jumping from node to node
in an axon -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Saltatory conduction
A polysaccharide can be described as which of the following - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>A carbohydrate that is made of many sugar molecules
Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by
phagocytes are non specific cellular responses by ? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The internal aspect of the innate immune system
what feature of the adaptive immune system decreases the amount of time it
takes for the body to respond to a particular antigen? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>memory cells
Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at
the sinoatrial node never reaches the Purkinje fibers of the heart? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The ventricles will not contract
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, Describe the link between damaged villi and malnutrition - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Damaged villi decrease the nutrient-absorbing surface area in
the gastrointestinal tract
What organ is responsible for the majority of the chemical digestion and
absorption of nutrients in the digestive system? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Small intestine
Contraction occurs when the thin filaments slide past the thicker
filaments, causing the sarcomere unit to shorten or contract. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>actin and myosin
The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands that produce which of
the following responses - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A slowly initiating but
prolonged response on other body systems
What is a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule
is released and a covalent bond forms - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Dehydration
reaction
Which is a triplet of nitrogenous bases that codes for an amino acid -
CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Codon
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