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26. Menopause refers to 

37. _________ is a term defined as the ability to solve problems and ability to adapt to and learn from experience. 

Expiratory reserve volume (ERV) is the volume of air you can forcibly exhale after a normal (resting) exhalation and expiratory capacity (EC) is the volume of air you are capable of expiring after filling your lungs to total lung capacity. 

40. Name the term that indicates living together in a sexual relationship without being married. 

The typical endocrine axis starts with the hypothalamus which receives a signal to send a hormone or prohormone to the pituitary gland (either anterior or posterior) which sends another hormone to the target endocrine gland or the target organ for a response to be initiated. The response can be a change in cell metabolism by increasing the number of Na+/K+ ATPases in the cell membrane or upregulate/downregulate gene transcription, etc.

The nephrons of the kidney contain tubules through which filtrate move and different components are resorbed back into the blood. Match the portion of the tubule to the what is resorbed.

When blood glucose levels are high, the blood is [Blank1] and [Blank2] levels are on the rise. At some point, blood glucose levels will fall and [Blank3] levels will increase to maintain stable blood sugar parameters. This is known as a [Blank4]

A patient schedules an appointment with their doctor (you) because they’ve been experiencing chest pains and abnormal heart palpitations. What low-cost and minimally invasive technique can you use to help diagnose the issue?

Jerry goes to the doctor and gives a urine sample. The doctor finds that his urine is cloudy and highly basic (pH ~ 8.5). These conditions cause the doctor to think that Jerry may have diabetes insipidus. 

36.These individuals are produce when two ova are fertilized by two different sperm cells, so that their genetic codes are no more similar than those of any other sibling: known as two-egg or dizygotic twins.