The following are optional essay bonus questions. You can chooseONE. I will only grade one, so please do not answer multiples.Answer thoroughly. You can obtain up to 5 additional bonuspoints.
A. Explain why females are generally shorter than males. Explainthoroughly. Discuss what is
occurring during puberty at the skeletal system to account for thisdifference in height.
B. The trachea of the respiratory system is lined with what type ofepithelia? Why is this type of
epithelia beneficial for the individual? Those who chronicallysmoke stop producing this epithelia in the trachea and begin toproduce a different type of epithelia. What type of epithelia wouldyou expect the chronic smoker to now be producing, why? Explain thepros and cons of this switch to the individual.
C. Gigantism, pituitary dwarfism and Marfan’s syndrome all dealwith activity at the epiphyseal plates. What is occurring at theepiphyseal plates? Explain the difference between these 3conditions...what is the root problem for each, what cells arebeing affected in each condition, what would the patient experiencewith each condition (symptoms)?.
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