Which of the following statements is true of the aortic bodies?
A. They are fetal structures that enable blood to bypass the lungs.
B. They are innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerves.
C. They are baroreceptors that supply information about blood pressure to the pons.
D. They are chemoreceptors that supply information about blood chemistry to the medulla oblongata.
E. They communicate with the pons by way of the vagus nerve.
D. They are chemoreceptors that supply information about blood chemistry to the medulla oblongata.
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a. excretion of waste b. postabsorptive state c. absorptive state d. digestion of food
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The juxtamedullary nephrons
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