The ________ phase of gastric secretions occurs before food enters the stomach.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
cephalic (or reflex)
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What is the function of Golgi tendon organs?
A. They detect the angle of joints, and thus provide proprioceptive inputs about the position of the limbs in space. B. They detect stretch within tendons and inhibit the activation of alpha motor neurons to extrafusal muscle fibers in antagonistic muscles. C. They detect stretch within tendons and inhibit the activation of alpha motor neurons to extrafusal muscle fibers in the muscle attached to those tendons. D. They detect painful stimuli within tendons and inhibit gamma motor neurons to intrafusal muscle fibers in muscles attached to those tendons. E. They stimulate the ends of intrafusal muscle fibers, ensuring that sensory information about muscle length is provided, even when a muscle shortens rapidly.
The adult human trachea is about ________ in diameter and contains ________ tracheal cartilages
A) 1.0 cm; 15-20 B) 1.0 cm; 10-15 C) 2.5 cm; 15-20 D) 2.5 cm; 40-50 E) 4.5 cm; 60-80
Which muscle is considered one of the four rotator cuff muscles?
A) Pectoralis minor B) Coracobrachialis C) Biceps brachii D) Infraspinatus
The fibrous skeleton of the heart serves as electrical insulation between the atria and the ventricles
Indicate whether the statement is true or false