The ____________________ serves as a common passageway for both the respiratory and digestive systems

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


pharynx

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

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Glucagon secretion __________ during the post-absorptive state and __________ during the absorptive state

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Which of the following is (are) true of a motor response triggered by a reflex stimulus?

A) It may be damped by mediation from the centers in the brain. B) It can be simple or complex, depending upon the reflex arc involved. C) It may cause a strong action, because the effector organ acts in an unopposed manner. D) It may involve responses from interactions between multiple interneuron pools. E) All of the answers are correct.

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The epidermis and part of the dermis are damaged from a

A. first-degree burn. B. second-degree burn. C. fourth-degree burn. D. third-degree burn.

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