What extensions project like antennae away from the nerve's cell body and conduct signals towards the body?

a. organelles
b. axons
c. mitochondria
d. endoplasmic reticulum
e. dendrites


e

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A male sustains a crushing injury to his foot. After weeks of care, he begins to notice that he cannot bend the little toe on his right foot. Which of the following would be a logical diagnosis?

A. Atrophy of the flexor hallucis brevis B. Atrophy of the fibularis brevis C. Atrophy of the soleus D. Atrophy of the flexor digiti minimi E. Atrophy of the adductor hallucis

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What results when the corpus callosum is cut?

A) Communication between the brain and spinal cord would be impaired. B) Communication between the right and left cerebral hemispheres would be impaired. C) Communication within a single brain hemisphere would be impaired. D) Communication between a cerebral cortex in one hemisphere with other areas of the same hemisphere would be impaired.

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A chemical compound that helps control the pH of a solution by adding or removing hydrogen ions is a(n)

a) electrolyte. b) salt. c) cation. d) colloid. e) buffer.

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Exhaustion of glycogen storage within a muscle fiber would have the biggest effect on ________

A) both slow and fast oxidative fibers B) slow oxidative fibers C) fast oxidative fibers D) fast glycolytic fibers

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