Which division of the nervous system is responsible for accelerating the heart rate in an emergency?

A. Somatic motor division
B. Somatic sensory division
C. CNS
D. Parasympathetic division
E. Sympathetic division


E. Sympathetic division

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Only autosomal trisomies involving chromosomes 13, 18, and 21 are survivable. Why would this be?

A. These are redundant chromosomes. B. These are relatively short chromosomes. C. These chromosomes have no genes. D. These are relatively gene-poor chromosomes. E. These are relatively long chromosomes.

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In what order does air inhaled through the nose travel, from superior to inferior?

A) laryngopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx B) nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx C) nasopharynx, laryngopharynx, oropharynx D) oropharynx, nasopharynx, laryngopharynx

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Why is early closure of the fontanels sometimes associated with mental retardation?

A. The cranial nerves are compressed. B. The spinal cord does not develop properly. C. The brain cannot grow normally. D. The meninges do not attach properly to the skull. E. The skull is asymmetrical.

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