When alveolar pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure, air flows into the lungs.

A) True
B) False


B) False

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Name the type of membrane channel that opens in response to touch, pressure, vibration, or tissue stretching and is found in the auditory receptors of the ear, and in touch and pressure receptors in the skin

a) leakage channel b) ligand-gated channels c) mechanically gated channels d) voltage-gated channels e) temperature-sensitive channel

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The corticobulbar tracts originate from the ________ region of the motor homunculus within the primary cortex.

A. palmar B. facial C. cardiac D. genitalia E. respiratory

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The prominent bulge just posterior and inferior to the external auditory meatus is the

A) mastoid process. B) styloid process. C) occipital condyle. D) condyloid process. E) temporal process.

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Which of the following phrases is/are synonymous with torque?

A. moment of force B. rotary force C. moment arm D. both A and B E. all of the above

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