Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. Which of these pathogen:disease pairs is correct?

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2. Which body system is the thyroid gland most involved in?

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3. Meat, carbonated beverages, cheese, eggs and even milk have been linked to a decrease in blood pH. How might these things affect bone health?

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4. When scientists compared the pineal glands of two birds, one nocturnal and the other diurnal, they noticed that the pineal gland of the nocturnal bird was smaller and less connected. Which hypothesis below supports this finding?

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5. High TSH will indicate which of the following?

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6. A miracle of modern science is the heart transplant. Doctors, using the still viable heart from a deceased person, can replace the heart of someone who has a bad or damaged heart. The doctors simply put the patient on life support, remove their heart, put the new one in and shock it back into rhythm. Why does electricity reactivate the heart?

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7. What is the major difference between the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system?

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