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#Question id: 24166

The term spices is a pleasant one, whether it connotes fine French cuisine or a down-home, cinnamon-flavored apple pie. ____________. In the past, individuals traveled the world seeking exotic spices for profit and, in searching, have changed the course of history. Indeed, to gain control of lands harboring new spices, nations have actually gone to war.

#General Aptitude
  1. The taste and aroma of spices are the main elements that make food such a source of fascination and pleasure.
  2. The term might equally bring to mind Indian curry made thousands of miles away and those delicious barbecued ribs sold on the corner.
  3. It is exciting to find a good cookbook and experiment with spices from other lands—indeed, it is one way to travel around the globe!
  4. The history of spices, however, is another matter altogether, and at times, it can be filled with danger and intrigue.
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#Question id: 11547

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A cluster of tumor cells that produces and secretes growth factors to induce surrounding cells to grow and divide is showing which type of cell-to-cell signaling?
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#Question id: 11548

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

If a portion of the pancreas is surgically removed from a rat and the rat subsequently loses its appetite, one explanation is that the removed portion contains cells that secrete a chemical signal that somehow stimulates appetite. Given this scenario, what type of chemical signaling is occurring?
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#Question id: 11554

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

What happens in a cell when adenylyl cyclase is activated?
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#Question id: 11555

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Nitric oxide and epinephrine ________.
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#Question id: 11556

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

During mammalian labor and delivery, the contraction of uterine muscles is enhanced by oxytocin. This is an example of ________.
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#Question id: 11557

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine activity?