The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body's interstitial fluid and the external environment is:

external respiration
internal respiration
alveolar ventilation
pulmonary ventilation
none of the choices are correct


external respiration

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The type of neuronal circuit in which several nerve impulses come together at a single postsynaptic neuron is a _____________ circuit

A.  converging B.  diverging C.  reverberating D.  parallel-after-discharge E.   None of the choices is correct.

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

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A. a group of muscles that work together to cause movement. B. the muscle that does most of the movement. C. the stationary end of the muscle. D. a muscle working in opposition to another muscle. E. the end of the muscle where the action occurs.

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