In an adult heart, the previous location of the foramen ovale is marked by a depression called the ________.

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


fossa ovalis

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Which of these is an example of an EPSP in a typical neuron?

A. A voltage change from 0 mV to +0.35 mV B. A voltage change from +35 mV to 0 mV C. A voltage change from -70 mV to -70.5 mV D. A voltage change from -69.5 mV to -70 mV E. A voltage change from -70 mV to -69.5 mV

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The signals that control your handwriting travel down the spinal cord in the ________ tracts.

A. medial vestibulospinal B. corticospinal C. tectospinal D. lateral vestibulospinal E. spinocerebellar

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The parietal cells of the gastric mucosa secrete

a. HCl. b. pepsinogen. c. intrinsic factor. d. both HCl and pepsinogen. e. both HCl and intrinsic factor.

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