A progressive decrease in an orienting response to a repeated stimulus is called adaptation.

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


False

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A synonym for inferior is ___________________.  

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Anastomoses among coronary arterial branches provide collateral routes for blood delivery to the heart muscle

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Individuals with type-B blood display type-A antigens on their red blood cells

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Which of the following events in a stretch reflex occurs last?

A. Afferent neurons conduct action potentials to the spinal cord. B. Afferent neurons synapse with alpha motor neurons. C. Muscle is stretched. D. Muscle spindle detects stretch of muscle. E. Alpha motor neurons transmit action potentials to muscle causing contraction.

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