Why are the apocrine sweat glands fairly unimportant in thermal regulation?
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They are largely confined to the axillary and anogenital regions rather than distributed on the body where heat can be more readily dissipated.
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A. the DNA double helix comes apart, and new nucleotides are brought in, forming two double helices. B. two single strands of DNA come together, restoring complementary base pairing. C. tRNAs bring specific amino acids to an mRNA molecule. D. amino acids are joined.
In the condition of volume excess, fluid gain involves
A. an increase in osmolarity of body fluid. B. a decrease in osmolarity of body fluid. C. no change in the osmolarity of body fluid.
Strong emotions and pain, acting through the limbic system and hypothalamus, send signals to the respiratory centers that modulate respiratory rate and depth
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After being funneled by the auricle, sound waves pass (in sequence) through the
A. external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, ossicles, and oval window. B. internal acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, ossicles, and round window. C. internal acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, oval window, and ossicles. D. external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, internal acoustic meatus, and oval window. E. external acoustic meatus, oval window, ossicles, and cochlea.