What brain center has neurons that fire mainly during inspiration and have input to the spinal motor neurons that activate the diaphragm and inspiratory intercostal muscles?
A. the ventral respiratory group of the medulla oblongata
B. the pre-Bötzinger complex
C. the dorsal respiratory group of the medulla oblongata
D. the pneumotaxic center of the pons
E. the apneustic center of the pons
C
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A) quiet potential. B) inactive state. C) passive state. D) resting membrane potential. E) interphase.
As blood moves from the arterial end to the venous end of a capillary, net filtration pressure
A. increases, as blood hydrostatic pressure rises. B. increases, as blood colloid osmotic pressure rises. C. decreases, as blood hydrostatic pressure decreases. D. decreases, as blood colloid osmotic pressure decreases. E. remains the same, as rises in blood osmotic pressure are offset by declines in tissue osmotic pressure.
Which of the following statements regarding computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is false?
A. It is often used for personality measurement. B. It requires elaborate computer programs. C. It allows tests to be shorter. D. It allows greater security than traditional pencil-and-paper tests.
According to the text, which of the following is not true regarding a concept identified as a "calling"
A. Often implies a sense of destiny about the vocational choice B. It is most evident in jobs that have pro-social intention and jobs involving artistic expression C. A calling is strong sense of attraction between person and job D. Rather than the job finding the person, the person finds the job E. All of the above