A deep, prolonged breath that fills the lungs, believed to be caused by the need to increase the level of oxygen in the blood, is called _____.?

A) ?coughing
B) ?hiccups
C) ?sneezing
D) ?yawning


D

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

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A) ducts B) tonsils C) lymphatic vessels D) lymph nodes

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A postsynaptic neuron has three presynaptic inputs - from neurons X, Y, and Z. When X and Y are stimulated simultaneously and repeatedly, the postsynaptic neuron reaches threshold and undergoes an action potential

When X and Z are stimulated simultaneously, however, there is no change in the membrane potential of the postsynaptic neuron. The simultaneous stimulation of X and Y is an example of A. temporal summation. B. presynaptic inhibition. C. spatial summation. D. neuronal divergence. E. presynaptic facilitation.

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