The process by which a cell receives and responds to incoming messages is called

__________ transduction.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


signal

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The micturition reflex can be voluntarily controlled by the

A. sympathetic impulses stimulating the internal urethral sphincter. B. voluntary contractions or inhibition of the prostate gland. C. person controlling contraction and relaxation of the pyloric sphincter. D. relaxation of the external urethral sphincter.

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Blood flows from the peritubular capillary to the renal vein through this sequence of vessels

A) arcuate vein, cortical radiate vein, interlobar vein B) cortical radiate vein, interlobar vein, arcuate vein C) interlobar vein, arcuate vein, cortical radiate vein D) cortical radiate vein, arcuate vein, interlobar vein

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Select the incorrect association

a. anatomy/function b. human body/multicellular. c. carbon dioxide/cell waste product. d. physiology/body function. e. unicellular/one-celled.

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Which of the following sequences place the terms from the simplest to the most complex??

A) ?Tissues, cells, organs, organ systems, human body B) ?Human body, organ system, organs, tissues, cells C) ?Cells, tissues, organs, organ system, human body D) ?None of these answers are correct.

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