Homeostasis is the

A) inability to keep body weight within normal limits.
B) tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment.
C) ingestion of more food than you need to eat.
D) decrease in room temperature because a window is open.


B

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The connections between the nervous system and skeletal muscle allow for voluntary control of movement

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A) an arterial anastomosis. B) venous valves. C) arteriovenous anastomoses. D) precapillary sphincters. E) venules.

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If a pregnant woman is Rh-, which of the following statements is true about her blood?

A. She will not develop Anti-Rh antibodies if she carries an Rh- child. B. She does not have Anti-Rh antibodies. C. She will develop Anti-Rh antibodies if she carries an Rh+ child. D. All of the statements are true.

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