What are nerve endings that respond to tissue injury or noxious stimulation that produce sensations of pain?
A. Tactile corpuscles
B. Free nerve endings
C. Lamellated corpuscles
D. Nociceptors
E. Merkel discs
D. Nociceptors
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Which statement best describes the function of albumins?
A) They aid in the structural form of the erythrocyte. B) They transport lipids, playing a role in clotting and defending the body against foreign substances. C) They provide the nutrients needed to replicate erythrocytes. D) They primarily affect the movement of fluid into capillaries by creating an osmotic gradient. E) They are the key substance in the formation of blood clots.
A. What are the similarities between facilitated diffusion and active transport? B. What are the differences?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following would NOT affect blood glucose levels?
A. fat content of a meal B. gastrointestinal hormones C. breakdown of glycogen D. autonomic nervous system E. protein content of a meal
Thyroid hormone's effects are to
A. increase metabolic rate and body temperature by increasing protein synthesis in target cells. B. increase metabolic rate and body temperature by turning on the G protein, cAMP cascade. C. decrease metabolic rate and body temperature by increasing protein synthesis in target cells. D. increase metabolic rate and body temperature by turning off the G protein, cAMP cascade. E. decrease metabolic rate and body temperature by turning on the G protein, cAMP cascade.