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jilianpiloj

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Any endocrine gland can cause disease by becoming either overactive or underactive.
 
  If an endocrine gland is overactive and is secreting too much hormone, which prefix would be used to build the name of the condition? prefix ________ + root name of gland + suffix -ism A) hyper-
  B) hypo-
  C) endo-
  D) -emia

Question 2

The colon has four parts. Which of the following is NOT a part of the colon?
 
  A) ascending colon
  B) descending colon
  C) longitudinal colon
  D) transverse colon


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) This is the first part of the colon.
B) This is the third part of the colon.
C) Correct There is no such thing as the longitudinal colon.
D) This is the second part of the colon.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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