The chemoreceptors in the carotid and aorta are sensitive to:

a. an increase in blood carbon dioxide
b. a decrease in blood oxygen
c. an increase in blood acidity
d. all of the above


d. all of the above

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A) convergent pathway B) divergent pathway C) reverberating circuit D) parallel after-discharge circuit

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________ is a hormone that has only one known effect: to stimulate milk production by the breasts.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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