What is a muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement called?

A) an agonist (prime mover)
B) a fixator
C) a synergist
D) an antagonist


A

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A. detect acceleration of the head. B. amplify sound waves and transmit them to the inner ear. C. determine static head position. D. support the tympanic membrane and protect hair cells of the inner ear. E. initiate action potentials that propagate to the

A.   much larger than the tympanic membrane, and the ossicles  therefore amplify sound waves. B.   much smaller than the tympanic membrane, and the ossicles  therefore amplify sound waves. C.   much larger than the tympanic membrane, and the ossicles  therefore dampen sound waves. D.   much smaller than the tympanic membrane, and the ossicles  therefore dampen sound waves.

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Color vision

A. is a function of cone cells. B. is interpreted in the cerebellum. C. is the interaction between rods and cones. D. depends on the amount of available rhodopsin. E. is most acute in dim light.

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By what means does the endocrine system regulate bodily processes?

a. nerves b. electrolytes c. minerals such as calcium d. carbon dioxide e. hormones

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Which of the following pathways represents the systemic flow of most blood?

What will be an ideal response?

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