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ADH ________. A) increases urine production B) promotes dehydration C) is produced in the adenohypophysis D) forms a concentrated low-volume urine  

Match to the following figure 

(Caution: please read the entire question carefully) According to lecture notes, if intraocular pressure (IOP) within the eye increases to dangerous levels, this could result in: A) compression of the retina and optic nerve B) condition called glaucoma C) blindness D) Only A and B are correct choices. E) A, B and C are correct choices.  

Which of the following can be said about diabetes mellitus (DM) type I (lack of insulin release)? A) alpha cells are inactive B) beta cells are inactive C) glucagon levels are lowered in the bloodstream D) islets of Langerhans in the liver are affected  

The drawing below represents an endocrine gland (histology photomicrograph) .  Match the responses resulting when hormones are release from the various tissue layers.    

Taste buds found in the posterior-medial tongue in the shape of an upside-down “V” are ________. A) fungiform papillae B) filiform papillae C) circumvallate (vallate) papillae D) foliate papillae

This brain area relays information from the cerebrum to the cerebellum, and it controls respiratory rate and depth. A) thalamus B) reticular formation C) pons D) limbic system

The corpora quadrigemina represent: A) a place where sympathetic impulses originate and descend from the brain B) four twin bodies where nuclei for visual and auditory reflex impulses ascend to the brain C) part of the limbic system (inferior frontal lobe) of the brain D) a region of the brain called the insula  

Match the following glands with the appropriate responses.  

Which of the following cranial nerves when stimulated does NOT have autonomic (parasympathetic) function? A) III B) IV C) VII    D) IX    E) X