Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. Match the correct symptom with overexpression of LH, per the article:

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

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3. Why is massage sometimes recommended to reduce lymphedema?

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4. What is the role of the pancreas within the endocrine system?

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5. With Cushing's Syndrome, cortisol is overproduced by the adrenal glands. Why is this a bad thing?

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6. Phantom pain is a phenomenon in which someone loses a limb to an accident or amputation, but can still feel pain in the limb after it is gone. To treat this condition, doctors sometimes stimulate nerves in other parts of the body, such as nerves in the face when someone suffers phantom pain in their arm. Why does this stop the pain from the phantom limb?

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7. 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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