If damaged or diseased, which part of the brain would make a person unable to control and regulate the rate of respiratory movements?
A) the cerebral peduncles of the mesencephalon
B) the pneumotaxic center of the pons
C) the vasomotor center of the medulla
D) the olivary nucleus of the medulla oblongata
E) the respiratory rhythmicity center of the medulla
E) the respiratory rhythmicity center of the medulla
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A. initiation of action potentials in CN VI. B. bending of the basilar membrane. C. movement of the tympanic membrane. D. initiation of action potentials in CN VIII.
Identify, by numbers, any known carriers
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the heart?
A. providing a location for gas exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide B. regulating blood supply to tissues depending on need C. generating blood pressure through contraction D. routing blood to either the pulmonary or systemic circulations
Our body responds to the osmolarity of our blood plasma, but we are not consciously aware of it. Because we respond but are not aware, this is an example of a sensation, but not of a stimulus.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)