The smooth muscle fibers of the media decrease the diameter of the blood vessel, in a process called ________.

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vasoconstriction

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A. T6?T11 B. T11?L2 C. T1?T5 D. T5?T10 E. T3?T8

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Which contains the spinal cord?

a) (A) b) (B) c) (C) d) (D) e) (E)

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The largest division of each lung are _____, which are divided into _____

A. lobules; segments B. segments; lobules C. lobes; lobules D. segments; lobes E. lobes; segments

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An increase in cardiac sympathetic activity ____________________ the stroke volume

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