Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Without some sort of negative feedback mechanism, it would be impossible to keep our body chemistry in balance.
2. Regardless of the variable being regulated, all homeostatic control mechanisms have at least three interdependent components.
3. The epigastric region is located superior to the umbilical region.
4. Because the ANS is a visceral motor system, afferent pathways are of no importance and actually are rarely found.
5. The rami communicantes are associated only with the sympathetic division of the ANS.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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