The nervous system transfers information from one part of the body to another by using _____.

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


action potentials

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Water crosses capillary beds from high to low hydrostatic pressure by:

A) transcytosis. B) diffusion. C) filtration. D) facilitated diffusion.

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Ascending sensory information is relayed from one nucleus to another in a series of steps, which permits modulation of the response, but this processing takes time. Why is this delay in response not dangerous to the organism?

What will be an ideal response?

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When blood is centrifuged, what is found in the buffy coat?

A) plasma and leukocytes B) platelets and leukocytes C) leukocytes and erythrocytes D) erythrocytes and platelets

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The plural of axilla (armpit) is ________, whereas the plural of appendix is ________.

A. axilli; appendices B. axillides; appendages C. axillies; appendi D. axillae; appendices

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