The name of the mechanism in which pain sensations from visceral organs are often perceived as originating in more superficial regions is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
referred pain
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A) peroxisomes B) Golgi apparatus C) ribosomes D) mitochondria
True or False? Many undergraduate anatomy programs study cats and rats in laboratory settings. Use of these animal is ideal because they are inexpensive and although they are physically smaller, the internal structures are identical to humans
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In the myogenic mechanism of autoregulation, what is the response to an increase in blood pressure in the afferent arteriole?
A. constriction of the glomerulus B. dilation of the afferent arteriole C. dilation of the efferent arteriole D. constriction of the afferent arteriole
The sodium-potassium (Na+-K+) pump transports both sodium and potassium ________ their concentration gradients in a process called ________
A) down; countertransport B) up; active transport C) up; cotransport D) down; active transport E) up; facilitated transport