Contractions of the heart generate blood pressure, which is responsible for moving blood through the blood vessels.

a. true
b. false


a. true

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What will be an ideal response?

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While an individual is at rest about 20% of the total cardiac output goes to the kidneys

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Difficulty in breathing may reflect damage to respiratory centers located in the brain stem

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Lipid-soluble hormones, such as progesterone, exert their effects by forming hormone-receptor complexes that

A.  activate a G protein and second-messenger cascade. B.  bind to DNA and initiate transcription. C.  open ion channels in the cell membrane. D.  activate adenylate cyclase.

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