Explain the significance of the ANS to homeostasis

What will be an ideal response?


The ANS adjusts the activities of virtually every body system, maintaining homeostasis without instructions or interference from the conscious mind.

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A) action potentials. B) synaptic knobs. C) collaterals. D) hillocks. E) synapse.

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Which bones form the calvaria?

A. Parietals and frontal B. Occipital and parietals C. Occipital, parietals, and temporals D. Occipital, parietals, and frontal E. Occipital, parietals, temporals, and frontal

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The excretion of glucose in the urine of a diabetic patient is a result of the inability of the kidney tubules to reabsorb a normal amount of glucose in the absence of insulin

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In the case of a person who consumes a normal, balanced diet, proteins are essential to the body for all of the following except ________.

A) production of energy B) production of some hormones C) production of enzymes, clotting factors, and antibodies D) formation of functional molecules like hemoglobin and cytochromes

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