Lilah has gained a lot of weight recently, she works out and watches her food intake, but she is still gaining weight. When she visited the doctor, he told her she had a problem with one of her endocrine glands. Which gland would most likely have an issue with maintaining the breakdown of food?

the thyroid
the thymus
the pancreas
the ovaries hurry plz

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

The cheerleading squad practiced their routine, they were still not ready to perform for an audience. choose the best transitional word or phrase to complete the sentence. a) however b) besides c) although d) therefore

What steps best a reader determine the central idea of a text? select three options.