One neuron and all the skeletal muscles it stimulates is known as a ________

A) sarcoplasmic reticulum
B) motor unit
C) synaptic cleft
D) neuromuscular junction


B

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Which of the following structures would be affected the most by a deficiency in collagen?

A. The epidermis of the skin B. The bones C. The liver and spleen D. The lining of the small intestine

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Damage to which lobe of the brain (that normally plans appropriate behavior) has been most frequently associated with personality abnormalities?

A. Parietal B. Temporal C. Frontal D. Occipital E. Insula

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The hepatic portal vein does not receive blood from which of the following?

A. The splenic vein B. The superior mesenteric vein C. The pancreatic vein D. The hepatic veins E. The gastric veins

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