The beating of the cilia of the respiratory passages in the direction of the pharynx forms a ________.

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mucociliary escalator

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Lymph nodes occur in groups throughout the body except in the_____

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Which of these sensory pathways carries afferent impulses that DON'T produce perceptions?

spinothalamic pathway fasciculus gracilis spinocerebellar pathway posterior column pathway

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The normal level at which a physiological variable is maintainied is known as its

A. stimulus.?B. control center.?C. negative feedback.?D. set point.?E. effector.

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The most important baroreceptors involved in the moment-to-moment regulation of blood pressure are located in the:

a. medulla and glossopharyngeal nerve b. internal carotid and vagus nerve c. carotid sinus and aortic arch d. glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve e. medulla and carotid sinus

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