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1. Diabetes mellitus causes hyperglycemia.
2. The process whereby fluid in the kidneys is transported from the tubules back into the bloodstream is called ________.
3. Which of the following compartments contains most of the water found in the human body?
4. What organ system protects the body against pathogens and abnormal cells?
5. The tissue type that generates mechanical force and movement, and whose activity is controlled both on a voluntary and involuntary level, is ________.
6. People with a body mass index (BMI) less than 25 are most prone to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus.
7. The most abundant substance in the body is carbon.
8. Effectors bring about a final response in a negative feedback loop.
9. Which of the following organ systems is primarily involved in the process of digestion?
10. Which of the following best describes intracellular fluid?
11. Exocrine glands secrete hormones.
12. Which of the following statements about homeostasis is FALSE?
13. The fluid compartment with a high sodium and protein concentration is called ________.
14. Which of the following is NOT a primary type of tissue?
15. Connective tissue forms both endocrine and exocrine glands.
16. Endocrine glands are derived from what type of tissue?
17. What organ system functions in communication between cells of the body?
18. The maintenance of a stable internal environment compatible for life is called what?
19. The internal and external environments are separated by the selectively permeable membranes of epithelial cells.
20. What percentage of adults in the United States is obese?
21. Total body water is composed of ________.
22. The portion of body water outside of cells that bathes most cells of the body is called ________.
23. What are the two extracellular fluid compartments of the body?
24. Organs of the body are defined as ________.
25. Which of the following is NOT one of the major cell types found in the human body?

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