When a graded potential arrives at the axon hillock before an earlier graded potential has died out, the two potentials can be added in a process known as __________ __________

Fill in the blank with correct words.


Answer: Temporal summation

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Concentric contractions occur when

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A radiograph reveals epiphyseal lines in the long bones of a 12-year-old's hand. Which of the following statements is correct?

A) Intramembranous ossification will enable continued growth in length. B) Administration of growth hormone will stimulate further bone growth in length. C) More growth will occur during the teenage years as sex hormones stimulate rebuilding of epiphyseal plates. D) The epiphyseal plates have ossified, and further growth in length is not possible.

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The fold of the labia minora that forms a hood over the clitoris is the ________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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