List, compare, and contrast the locations and stimuli for respiratory chemoreceptors.

What will be an ideal response?


Peripheral chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies sense changes in oxygen concentration, pH, and PCO2 of the plasma. Central chemoreceptors monitor cerebrospinal fluid composition and respond to changes in the concentration of CO2 in the cerebrospinal fluid.

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a. somatosensory b. integrated in the frontal lobe c. proprioception d. integrated in the occipital lobe e. none of the above

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During the recovery period following exercise, all of the following are true, except

A) Lactic acid is removed from muscle cells. B) The muscle actively produces ATP. C) Muscle fibers remain contracted. D) Oxygen is consumed. E) Heat is generated.

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If a bone fractured in the shaft, what part of the bone would be broken?

A) epiphysis B) diaphysis C) metaphysis D) articular cartilage

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The extracellular material of a tissue is called the ________.

A. connective tissue B. matrix C. cytoplasm D. ectoderm

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