Can lungs carry out excretory functions? Explain your answer

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Yes, carbon dioxide is a metabolic waste the lungs excrete.

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A mixed nerve includes different neuroglial cells

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ____ lobe is behind the frontal lobe and is separated from it by the central sulcus

a. temporal b. parietal c. occipital d. sphenoid

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Milk let-down ________.

A. is inhibited by oxytocin B. relies only on autonomic nerves C. is stimulated by epinephrine D. may occur in response to auditory cues

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Which of the following does not influence the time necessary for a nerve impulse to be transmitted?

A) length of the axon B) presence or absence of a myelin sheath C) diameter of the axon D) presence or absence of nodes E) whether or not the impulse begins in the CNS

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