This component of blood plasma includes molecules that are important for body defense, osmotic balance, and lipid transport
A) glucose and hormones B) salts
C) plasma proteins D) water
Answer: C
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What role does a first-order neuron play in the passage of a sensory signal to the brain?
A. The first-order neuron carries the sensory signal to the thalamus. B. The first-order neuron detects the stimulus and transmits a signal to the spinal cord or brain-stem. C. The first-order neuron carries the signal to the sensory area of the cerebral cortex. D. The soma of the first-order neuron is in the cerebral cortex and the axon terminates in the spinal cord. E. The first-order neuron has no role in sensory signal transmission.
When an agglutinin meets its specific agglutinogen, what will occur?
A) The blood cells will clump together in a process called agglutination. B) These cell elements cause the cells to repel one another, thus spacing themselves out in the blood. C) A cross-matching will occur. D) The agglutinin will bind to the agglutinogen. E) The blood type will change from that of the agglutinin to that of the agglutinogen.
The link between adjacent arteries or veins that reduces the impact of a temporary or permanent occlusion of a single blood vessel is __________.
a. a venule b. an arteriole c. a cardiovascular bridge d. an anastomosis
What results from spermiogenesis?
A) four spermatogonia B) four spermatids C) two sperm D) two spermatids E) four sperm