Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. Which salivary gland type is the largest contributor to the saliva in our oral cavity?

2. Why do diseases involving abnormally folded proteins preferentially attack the nervous system?

3. What is the name of the gland analogous to the prostate gland, but found within females?

4. Why is massage sometimes recommended to reduce lymphedema?

5. How will darkness affect melatonin secretion? Choose the best answer.

6. Why must the atria and ventricles contract at different times?

7. Which of these endocrine disorders can specifically affect women during the course of pregnancy?