Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the endocrine system? A. Release

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the endocrine system? A. Release chemical messengers than hormones. B. Produces a more rapid to body changes than nervous system. C. can produce effects that last for days or longer. D. Can produce an effect that involves several organs or tissues at the same time E. Important homoeostatic system. A cut through the body that passes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body and divides the body into equal left and right known as A. Frontal section B. Coronal section C. Transverse section D. Midsaggital section E. Parasagittal section The paranasal sinuses are located in all of the following bones, except. A. Frontal B. Ethmoid C. Sphenoid D. Maxillae E. Zygomatic Which of the following is s function of the axial skeleton? A. Provides an attachment muscles that stabiliza the appendicular trunk. B. Provides an attachment for muscles that move the head, neck, and trunk. C. Provides an attachment for muscles involved in respiration. D. Both B and C only E. All of the above. Each of the following statements concerning hair is true except one Identify the exception. A. The medulla is the soft core of the hair B. The cortex of the hair is composed of hard keratin. C. Terminal hairs are heavy and more darkly pigmented than other types of hair. D. Club hair is hair that has ceased growing E. Scalp hairs grow constantly throughout life. All of the following are true of epidermal ridges, except: A. Extend into the dermis B. Contain increased number of free endings C. Cause ridge patterns on the surface of the skin D. Produce patterns that are determined genetically. E. Interconnect with dermal papillae.

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4) Endocrine system includes all the glands in the body that secretes substances called hormones directly into the circulatory system to regulate the functioning of distant organs. one hormone may act on several different tissues. For example, insulin secrted by the beta cells of pancreas lowers blood glucose level by acting on the hepatic cells, adipose tissue and skeletal muscles. The response produced by the endocrine system is very rapid to the body changes and are an important homeostatic system. The effects produced by the hormones are only short lived.

So, the answer for this question is option (C) can produce changes that lasts for days or longer

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