What modern day practice helps prevent an inadequate production of thyroid hormones?
a. fluoride in drinking water
b. processed sugar
c. iodized salt
d. artificial sweeteners
Question 2
Why do humans suffer from sleepiness, decreased muscle activity, and decreased sex drive during illness?
a. The illness suppresses nearly all brain activity.
b. The virus saps the organism's energy and uses it to attack the body.
c. They are useful ways of conserving energy while the body is attacking the illness.
d. An illness decreases blood flow to the brain and muscles.
An example of sodium balance achieved by the coordinated actions of three hormones.
Compared with modern humans, Homo erectus has a larger face, lacks a chin and canine fossa, and has
Features of the skull of anatomically modern Homo sapiens.
A Dorsal view of a scan of the hand phalange of a child from Denisova that yielded mtDNA that differ
Disorders and Treatment of the Thyroid Gland