What is the difference between the auricles and the atria?

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Auricles are the flaplike appendages attached to the atria that increase the atrial volume. The atria are receiving chambers for blood returning to the heart from the pulmonary and systemic circulation.

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Which of the following are effectors?

A. Receptors B. Sense organs C. Reflexes D. Stimuli E. Glands

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Which of the following is NOT true of the differences between the male and female urethrae?

A) The male urethra is part of both the urinary and reproductive systems while the female urethra is only part of the urinary system. B) The male urethra opens at the tip of the penis while the female urethra opens anterior to the vagina opening. C) The male urethra transports both urine and sperm (but never at the same time) while the only function of the female urethra is to transport urine. D) The male urethra has three different regions: prostatic, membranous, and spongy while the female urethra lacks these regions. E) The male urethra is the same length as the female urethra.

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Typically, a multipolar neuron has many dendrites and one axon extending from the cell body.

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

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The hormone that stimulates spermatogenesis in males is

A) PTH. B) FSH. C) LH. D) GH. E) MSH.

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