Match the Meanings with Their Correct Terms

question 172

Multiple Choice

Match the meanings with their correct terms:
-aldosterone

• A)Starch; storage form of sugar
• B)A mineral salt found in the blood and in tissues
• C)Hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex
• D)Hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla
• E)Hormone secreted by the ovary
• F)Disease condition due to malfunction of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
• G)Extreme hypothyroidism in childhood
• H)Disease condition due to malfunction of cells in pancreas
• I)Hormone secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary gland
• J)Hormone secreted by thyroid gland

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Definitions:

Smokers

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Attributable Risk

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