The term blood pressure refers to the pressure in ________ of the cardiovascular system

A) the venous component
B) the capillary vessels
C) all the vessels
D) the arterial vessels
E) the arteriovenous component


D) the arterial vessels

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An afferent neuron

A. is a sensory neuron and has multiple dendrites. B. is a sensory neuron and has a single dendrite. C. is a motor neuron and has a single dendrite. D. is a motor neuron and has multiple dendrites.

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The ________ is important in storage and recall of new long-term memories

A) amygdaloid body B) cingulate gyrus C) mammillary bodies D) hippocampus E) fornix

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Spermatogenesis ________

A) results in the formation of diploid cells B) is the process of releasing mature sperm cells into the lumen of the seminiferous tubule C) involves a kind of cell division limited to the gametes D) uses mitosis to produce gamete cells

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