The speed of nerve impulse conduction depends solely upon the diameter of the axon

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


FALSE

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The pupil:

a. is a hole that lets light into the eye b. is the colored part of the eye c. produces tears d. helps focus light on the rear of the eye

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People suffering mineral deficiencies sometimes compulsively eat non-nutritive

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Which of the following is an example of a syndesmosis?

A) the interosseous membrane situated between the radius and ulna in the forearm B) a tooth and its corresponding pocket or alveolus in the mandible or maxilla C) the coronal suture between the frontal and parietal bones D) the pubic symphysis located between the two pubic bones of the pelvic girdle

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