The ribs are ____________________ to the lungs

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


anterior

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

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Which of the following statements about the nephron is false?

A) The epithelial cells of the proximal tubule have numerous microvilli. B) The wall of the ascending limb of the loop of Henle is described as "thick" or "thin" depending on the width of the tubule lumen. C) In the distal tubule, the most common epithelial cell type has few microvilli. D) Various regions of the nephron mediate different transport processes.

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Chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies

A. primarily respond to changes in blood oxygen levels. B. become important in the control of breathing when oxygen declines, but carbon dioxide is normal. C. function in conditions such as being at high altitudes. D. produce an increase in the rate and depth of breathing E. have all of these characteristics.

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In the inflammatory response, clotting proteins form a clot. This action

A. phagocytizes microbes. B. produces edema. C. walls off foreign particles and microbes. D. stimulates pain receptors. E. increases the permeability of blood vessels.

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