The process of growing old is called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


senescence

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The force generated by a single muscle fiber can be increased by

A) increasing the asynchrony of recruitment only. B) increasing muscle length beyond optimal only. C) increasing frequency of action potentials and increasing muscle length beyond optimal only. D) increasing frequency of action potentials only.

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A _____ pathway will begin with a substrate, pass through intermediate reactions, and end with a product

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is NOT a process occurring in the oral cavity?

A) segmentation B) propulsion C) ingestion D) chemical digestion

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Reflex arcs

A. occur primarily in the cerebral cortex of the brain. B. do not involve the spinal cord. C. are the basic structural units of the nervous system. D. involve inhibitory neurons. E. are capable of receiving a stimulus and yielding a response.

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