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originates at the left colic flexure and descends vertically to the sigmoid colon
What do we call hormones that act as neighboring cells without entering the body?
What are lipid soluble hormones how do they work and how are they classified?
what are the three types of opioid receptors which regulate the neurotransmission of pain signals?
where are thermoreceptors responding to warm stimuli found?
do motor neurons normally converge or diverge
which root of the spinal cord conveys sensory information to the spinal cord
do sensory neurons normally converge or diverge
which root of the spinal cord conveys motor commands to the muscles
What keeps your skin fairly waterproof?
What is the crescent shaped area of a nail called?
What does the natriuretic peptide peptide do
What connects the bladder to the outside
Where are the filtrate located in the kidneys
Where are most things absorbed inside the body
What structure brings blood into the kidney
What connects the kidney to the bladder
Secreted by the thyroid gland; promote normal bone growth by stimulating osteoblasts
Secreted by the ovaries in women (estrogens) and by the testes in men (testosterone); stimulate osteoblasts and promote the sudden "growth spurt" that occurs during the teenage years; shut down growth at the epiphyseal plates around age 18-21, causing lengthwise growth of bone to end; contribute to bone remodeling during adulthood by slowing bone resorption by osteoclasts and promoting bone deposition by osteoblasts
Secreted by the parathyroid glands; promotes bone resorption by osteoclasts; enhances recovery of calcium ion from urine; promotes formation of the active form of vitamin D (calcitriol)