The nose serves all the following functions except ________.

A) as a passageway for air movement
B) as the initiator of the cough reflex
C) warming and humidifying the air
D) cleansing the air


B) as the initiator of the cough reflex

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A) Carbohydrate digestion begins in the stomach. B) Small proteins can be absorbed with the help of pepsin. C) Lipid digestion begins in the stomach. D) Protein digestion begins in the stomach. E) Digestion is complete after chyme moves out of the stomach.

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When a muscle atrophies,

a. the muscle fibers split lengthwise. b. it decreases in mass and becomes weaker. c. its fibers increase in diameter. d. its fibers undergo mitotic cell division. e. the muscle fibers dissolve and are replaced by fibrous scar tissue.

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The environment outside the plasma membrane is most appropriately referred to as ________.

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