What are the four types of sensory receptors for the general senses? What is the nature of the stimuli that excite each type?
(1 ) Nociceptors: a variety of stimuli associated with tissue damage; (2 ) thermoreceptors: respond to changes in temperature; (3 ) mechanoreceptors: stimulated by physical distortion, contact, or pressure; and (4 ) chemoreceptors: monitor the presence of specific chemical substances.
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The type of vesicular transport by which large molecules or large amounts of substances are secreted from a cell is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In bone, Volkmann's canals function to:
a. Allow fluid flow between bone and cartilage b. Carry longitudinally oriented blood vessels of haversian systems (osteons) c. Form tiny channels that allow communication between one osteocyte and another d. Surround osteoclasts that migrate to the surface of a bone e. Transfer blood between neighboring haversian systems
Oxygen-poor blood passes through the ________
A) left AV (mitral) valve only B) right AV (tricuspid) and pulmonary valves C) left AV (mitral) and aortic valves D) right AV (tricuspid) valve only E) pulmonary and aortic valves
Identify the structure on this image labeled C.
A: articulating bone B: articular capsule C: fibrous membrane D: synovial membrane