Neurons that convey information from receptors in the periphery of the body to the brain and spinal cord are known as ____________________ neurons

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


afferent, sensory

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A person usually drinks about ________ milliliters a day.

A. 1,000 B. 500 C. 1,500 D. 2,500

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The secretion of the seminal vesicles contains ________, which forms a temporary semen clot within the vagina after ejaculation.

A) fructose B) prostaglandin C) fibrinogen D) seminalplasmin E) urine

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A patient with essential hypertension might have pressures of 200/120 mm Hg. This hypertensive state could result in all of the following changes except ________

A) decreased size of the heart muscle B) increased incidence of coronary artery disease C) increased work of the left ventricle D) increased damage to blood vessel endothelium

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While a nurse takes a blood pressure measurement on a patient, what determines how much the pressure cuff should be inflated? How would the nurse determine if he inflated the cuff too much? Too little?

What will be an ideal response?

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