The obstructive lung disease in which connective tissues are lost, alveolar surfaces are damaged, and the respiratory surface is reduced is called
A) asthma.
B) bronchitis.
C) emphysema.
D) tuberculosis.
E) pneumonia.
C
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The site of intercellular communication between a neuron and another cell is the
A) telodendria. B) axolemma. C) collateral. D) hillock. E) synapse.
Preganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system are located in
A) the brain. B) the lateral gray horns of the spinal cord. C) the posterior gray horns of the spinal cord. D) both the brainstem and the lateral gray horns of the spinal cord. E) the cerebrum.
Which of the following changes would produce the greatest change in total peripheral resistance?
What will be an ideal response?
The superior olivary nucleus
A. generates the endocochlear potential. B. receives impulses from the vestibular nerve. C. helps localize high-pitched tones near the apex of the basilar membrane. D. sends efferent impulses that inhibit all hair cells not vibrating maximally. E. stimulates additional hair cells.