What type of a receptor would provide information on lung expansion to respiratory centers in the brainstem?

nociceptor
baroreceptor
proprioceptor
Ruffini corpuscle


baroreceptor

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The tibial tuberosity is the attachment site for the

A.  patellar ligament. B.  hamstring muscles. C.  patellar tendon. D.  sciatic nerve. E.  intercondylar eminence.

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What is the shape of a muscle cell or fiber?

a. short and cylindrical b. short and flat c. bulbous and segmented d. long and cylindrical e. long and flat

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Sperm production occurs in the ___________.

A) ductus deferens. B) seminal vesicles. C) rete testis. D) epididymis. E) seminiferous tubules.

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The cellular uptake of large particulate substances and macromolecules is called endocytosis.

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

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