Description : The pituitary and thyroid glands are components of the: a) endocrine system(pron: EN-do-kren) b) cardiovascular system c) lymphatic system(pron: lim-FAT-ik) d) respiratory system
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Description : The name of the process by which oil glands in mammalian skins secrete oils is: a) active transport b) apocrine secretion c) holocrine secretion d) osmosis
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- HOLOCRINE SECRETION
Description : Glial (pron: glee-el) cells are found in the: a) muscular system b) digestive system c) endocrine system (pron: en-de-kren) d) nervous system
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- NERVOUS SYSTEM
Description : Ductless glands are known as (a) exocrine glands (b) endocrine glands (c) tubular glands (d) alveolar glands
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Of the following, which mechanisms are important i the death of erythrocytes (pron: eh-rith-reh-sites) in human blood? Is it a) phagocytosis (pron: fag-eh-seh-toe-sis) b) hemolysis c) mechanical damage d) all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- all of the above
Description : The vesicles formed via the process known as phagocytosis (pron: fag-eh-seh-toe-sis) are called: a) lysosomes (pron: lye-sah-somes: somes rhymes with homes) b) Golgi apparatus c) food vacuoles d) mitochondria (pron: my-toe-chon-dria)
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- FOOD VACUOLES
Description : What is the primary CONSTITUENT of human bones? w) Calcium sulfate x) Calcium carbonate y) Hydroxyapatite (pron: high-drox-ee-ap-eh-tite) z) Chloroapatite (pron: klor-o-ap-eh-tite)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYDROXYAPATITE
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en) y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CAMBRIAN
Description : What is the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands? -Biology
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Description : What is the major difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?
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Description : Which of the following glands has both an endocrine and an exocrine function? A) mammary gland B) pancreas C) pituitary D) adrenal gland E) thyroid gland
Last Answer : B) pancreas
Description : What are 3 ways in which endocrine glands are stimulated to secrete their hormones?
Description : On a topographic map, lines that indicate water depth are termed: w) isogonic lines (pron: eye-seh-gone-ik) x) bathymetric lines (pron: bath-i-meh-trik) y) isopachs z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BATHYMETRIC LINES
Description : Which of the following group of compounds is most soluble in water? w) alkanes (pron: ak-KANES) x) alcohols y) aldehydes (pron: al-deh-HIDES) z) alkenes (pron: al-KEENS)
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALCOHOLS
Description : Which of the following describes the type of fruit characterized as a simple, dry, one-seeded indehiscent (pron: in-deh-HISS-ent) fruit with seed attached to one ovary wall at only one point. Is it: a) drupe b) achene (pron: AY-keen) c) glume (pron: gloom) d) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- ACHENE
Description : Apocrine glands produce A. mucus B. sebum C. sweat D. keratin
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : Why is pancreas both endocrine and exocrine gland? -Biology
Description : Which acts both, an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland?
Last Answer : Pancreas, Testis, Ovary
Description : Which gland is both exocrine and endocrine?
Last Answer : Pancreas
Description : Which of the following does not act both as an exocrine gland and as an endocrine gland? (1) Pituitary (2) Pancreas (3) Testis (4) Ovary
Last Answer : (1) Pituitary Explanation: Microcytic anaemia: anemia characterized by small red blood cells, due to deficiency of iron; Pernicious anaemia: body does not make enough red blood cells due to lack ... neck or larynx resulting from iodine deficiency; and Pellagra: chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B3).
Description : What is the body’s natural or acquired ability to resist certain diseases? A. Immunity (Answer) B. Endocrine C. Exocrine D. All of above
Last Answer : A. Immunity (Answer)
Description : Which of the following does not act both as an exocrine gland and as an endocrine gland ? (1) Pituitary (2) Pancreas (3) Testis (4) Ovary
Last Answer : Pituitary
Description : Which of the following is NOT true about hormones? A) Hormones are secreted into the bloodstream. B) Hormones are released from exocrine glands. C) Hormones may be classified as peptides or steroids. ... a target organ. E) Cells that react to a hormone have specific receptors for that hormone.
Last Answer : B) Hormones are released from exocrine glands.
Description : Define exocrine glands. -Biology
Description : What are exocrine glands? -Biology
Description : How many of the following substances are secreted by exocrine glands. mucus, thyroxine, saliva, earwax, insulin, oil, milk, digestive enzymes, melaton
Last Answer : How many of the following substances are secreted by exocrine glands. mucus, thyroxine, saliva, earwax, insulin, ... A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven
Description : Vertebrate salivary glands and exocrine part of panreas are
Last Answer : Vertebrate salivary glands and exocrine part of panreas are A. Apocrine B. Holocrine C. Merocrine D. Endocrine
Description : All the following statements about cystic fibrosis are correct except (A) It is inherited as an autosomal recessive disease (B) It affects a number of exocrine glands (C) It causes increased sweating (D) Sweat chlorides are above 60 mEq/L in this disease
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : What are Exocrine glands? Give names of any four along with the name of their secretion.
Last Answer : Answer: Glands are of two principal types: (1) those of internal secretion, called endocrine, and (2) those of external secretion, called exocrine. Some glands such as the pancreas produce both internal and external ... .Sebum Lacrimal gland ......... ..Tears Salivary gland.............Saliva
Description : What are exocrine glands? Give example.
Last Answer : The glands that discharge their secretions through the ducts to their target organs are called exocrine glands. Ex: Salivary gland, pancreas.
Description : Write down the role of Exocrine glands?
Last Answer : Exocrine glands release their secretions into ducts which in turn release them onto the surface of organs. Examples of exocrine glands are sweat glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, etc. ... digestive system while it also contains the Islets of Langerhans which secrete insulin into the blood.
Description : What are the multiple organs that secrete hormones of the endocrine system are called?
Description : Which body system coordinates activities of body parts by releasing hormones into the blood? A) nervous system B) digestive system C) respiratory system D) circulatory system E) endocrine system
Last Answer : E) endocrine system
Description : Pedocal (pron: ped-eh-kal) soils are usually found to have developed in: w) forests x) swamps y) grasslands z) jungles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRASSLANDS
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-row-zo-ick) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 395 to 430 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic (pron: ju-ras-ick) x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SILURIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PERMIAN
Description : Calciferol (pron: kal-sif-eh-rol) is the common name of what vitamin?
Last Answer : ANSWER: VITAMIN D
Description : The loss of water of crystallization from a hydrat when exposed to air is termed: w) efflorescence (pron: eh-floor-es-ence) x) deliquescence (pron: del-i-kwes-ence) y) quiescence (pron: kwi-es-ence) z) anhydrogenation
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- EFFLORESCENCE
Description : Which one of the following is NOT a vitamin? w) ascorbic acid x) niacin (pron: nI-eh-sen) y) trypsin (pron: trip-sen) z) riboflavin (pron: rye-bow-fla-vin)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TRYPSIN
Description : Which of the following terms describes the study o animal behavior based on comparisons, the observation of patterns, and the consideration of environmental adaptations? Is it: a) ethology (pron: eh-thol-eh-gee) b) evisceration (pron: eh-vis-eh-ray-shun) c) promotorism d) sociology
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- ETHOLOGY
Description : Which of the following is a term for mononuclear, granulocytic white blood cells that produce immunoglobulins? a) lymphocytes b) platelets c) erythrocytes (pron: eh-rith-reh-sites) d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- LYMPHOCYTES
Description : Which of the following refers to the term -- tracheotomy (pron: tray-key-ot-eh-me)? a) an electrical determination of the flow rate of air through the trachea b) an incision of the trachea c) the removal of the trachea due to gross cancerous tumor formation d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- AN INCISION OF THE TRACHEA
Description : Which of the following terms relates to the mating of genetically-related individuals ("blood relatives")? a) familialism (pron: feh-mil-yel-ism) b) kinship genetics c) consanguinity (pron: kon-sang-gwin-eh-tee) d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- CONSANGUINITY
Description : Which two of the following four bases in DNA are pyrimidine (pron: pie-rim-eh-den) bases? a) cytosine b) thymine c) adenine d) guanine (pron: gwa - neen)
Last Answer : ANSWER: A and B -- CYTOSINE and THYMINE
Description : Which of the following laws best describes the statement: The members of an homologous (pron: ho-MOL-eh-gus) pair of genes are separated during meiosis (pron: my-O-sis) of reproductive cells so that ... law of independent assortment c) law of filial (pron: FILL-ee-al) generation d) law of sorting
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- LAW OF SEGREGATION
Description : The tendency of a plant to grow toward light is called: a) photosynthesis b) photoinduction c) phototropism (pron: fo-tot-row-piz-em) d) photolysis (pron: fo-tol-eh-sis)
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- PHOTOTROPISM
Description : Sharks are: a) amphibians b) bony fish c) cartilaginous fish (pron: kart-el-aj-eh-nes) d) reptiles
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- CARTILAGINOUS FISH
Description : Name a pyrimidine (pron: pie-rim-eh-den) base.
Last Answer : ANSWER: THYMINE or CYTOSINE or URACIL