Which Hormone Stimulates and Maintains Metabolic Processes

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which hormone stimulates and maintains metabolic processes?

• A) calcitonin
• B) thyroxine
• C) oxytocin
• D) melatonin

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Definitions:

Hominoids

A term that refers to the group of primates that includes all great apes and humans, characterized by a larger brain and more complex behaviors compared to other primates.

Oligocene

A geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period, occurring about 33.9 to 23 million years ago, noted for major changes in mammalian evolution.

Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago, during which warm climates prevailed and early mammals diversified following the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Continental Drift

The theory that the Earth's continents have moved over geological time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.