Vessels associated with this organ are almost entirely under the control of local mechanisms:

a. heart
b. kidney
c. liver
d. skin
e. brain


E

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a. plantar flexing the foot b. flexing the knee c. everting the foot d. dorsiflexing the foot

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A brush border of microvilli is foundĀ in ________ epithelium, which can beĀ found in the ________.

A. simple columnar; small intestine B. stratified squamous; esophagus C. simple cuboidal; esophagus D. pseudostratified; nasal cavity E. stratified squamous; anal canal

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Digestion of food is regulated by the

A. somatic nervous system. B. sensory division. C. parasympathetic division of the ANS. D. sympathetic division of the ANS. E. None of the choices are correct.

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The esophagus is skeletal muscle at the top third, mixed in the middle third, and smooth muscle in the bottom third.

a. true b. false

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