Specialized epithelial cells that contain receptors to detect taste are called


Answer: gustatory cells

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A. The reabsorption of blood cells in the nephron into the body. B. The transport additional solutes from the blood into the filtrate by tubule cells. C. The absorption of proteins into the filtrate which later becomes urine. D. The process where the nephron returns water and some filtered molecules to the blood. E. The passage of water and ions into the filtrate during filtration in the nephron.

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A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

A. Satiety center B. Mammillary nucleus C. Pituitary gland D. Suprachiasmatic nucleus E. Medial geniculate nucleus

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When normal buffer mechanisms are overwhelmed by excessive numbers of H+, which of the following will result?

A. Neither of these B. Alkalosis C. Acidosis

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What causes reactive hyperemia to increase tissue perfusion?

A. Neural controls B. Hormonal controls C. Respiratory controls D. Urinary controls E. Local controls

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