An afferent neuron with its cell body located in the ____________________ ganglion near the vertebral column synapses with another neuron in the ____________________, which is part of the CNS

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dorsal root, spinal cord

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The largest portion of the human brain is the ____________________, which is divided into two halves

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The nephron loop makes a hairpin turn within the ________ and its ________ limb ends at the distal convoluted tubule.

A. medulla; descending B. medulla; ascending C. cortex; ascending D. cortex; descending

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When arterial blood pressure is elevated above normal, which of the following compensatory changes in renal function occur as a result of the baroreceptor reflex?

a. afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction b. afferent arteriolar vasodilation c. reduction in GFR d. increased water reabsorption e. Both a and d

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All of the following are evaluated as "physical characteristics" in a urinalysis except

A. volume of the urine. B. sediment analysis. C. color. D. odor. E. transparency.

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