Epidermal cells synthesize this vitamin when exposed to sunlight.

A) vitamin D2
B) vitamin C
C) vitamin E
D) vitamin D3
E) vitamin A


D) vitamin D3

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At rest, more blood flows to the skin and abdominal organs than to the lungs.

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

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A mechanoreceptor in the papillary layer of the dermis that responds to fine touch is a

A) tactile (Merkel) disc. B) root hair plexus. C) free nerve ending. D) Bulbous corpuscle. E) tactile (Meissner) corpuscle.

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Changes in cerebrospinal fluid pH are detected by ________.

A. nociceptors B. proprioceptors C. thermoreceptors D. mechanoreceptors E. chemoreceptors

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Which nervous system division works antagonistically to the sympathetic nervous system?

A) somatic nervous system B) central nervous system C) parasympathetic nervous system D) sensory nervous system

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