Sensory ________ is the ability the brain has to prioritize the sensory input it receives and to ignore unimportant stimuli.

A. perception
B. adaptation 
C. sensation


Answer: B

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Although all the anatomical parts of muscle work together to give it it's characteristics, which of the following proteins listed below would be most associated with the characteristics of excitability?

A) acetylcholine receptors in the motor end plate B) the Na+-K+ pump C) actin of thin filaments D) elastic (titin) filaments

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The ________ root carries sensory nerve fibers to the spinal cord.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The atomic number is equal to the number of ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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