The volume of air that can be voluntarily exhaled at the end of a single resting respiratory cycle is known as

A) residual volume.
B) vital capacity.
C) tidal volume.
D) inspiratory reserve volume.
E) expiratory reserve volume.


E) expiratory reserve volume.

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Which are differences between cardiac muscle tissue and skeletal muscle tissue?a: The sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac muscle is less extensive.b: The sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac muscle is more organized.c: Cardiac muscle has intercalated discs; skeletal muscle does not.d: Cardiac muscle has 1 or 2 nuclei per cell; skeletal muscle has multiple nuclei per cell.e: Cardiac muscle has more well-defined terminal cisternae.

A. a, b, e B. a, c, d C. a, c, e D. b, c, e E. b, d, e

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All of the following arteries supplying blood to scalp EXCEPT the

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Which of the following is typically the most numerous?

a. lymphocytes b. basophils c. eosinophils d. monocytes

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