The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following except the __________.

A. adrenal gland
B. smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta
C. cardiac muscle in the right atrium
D. skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis
E. parotid salivary gland


D. skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis

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A) tonic receptors. B) tonic receptors and slow-adapting. C) phasic receptors and slow-adapting. D) phasic receptors and fast-adapting. E) nociceptors.

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Cytokines are agents that affect neighboring cells without triggering systemic effects

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The most important molecules for making the cell membrane selectively permeable are ________.

A. carbohydrates B. phospholipids C. cholesterol molecules D. ATP molecules

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At any given time it is possible to see endocytotic vesicles docked to intracellular organelles such as those that may receive their contents for modification, synthesis, packaging, and then release

Which organelle would be most likely to be involved in this process as a destination for a transport vesicle formed for this purpose along the plasma membrane? A. Golgi apparatus B. peroxisome C. lysosome D. mitochondrion E. ribosome

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