What are the four types of sensory receptors for the general senses? What is the nature of the stimuli that excite each type?
What will be an ideal response?
(1 ) Nociceptors: a variety of stimuli associated with tissue damage; (2 ) thermoreceptors: respond to changes in temperature; (3 ) mechanoreceptors: stimulated by physical distortion, contact, or pressure; and (4 ) chemoreceptors: monitor the presence of specific chemical substances.
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What is the technical term for a gradual loss of bone that usually begins between ages 30 and 40?
A. Osteopenia B. Osteoporosis C. Achondroplastic dwarfism D. Rickets E. Osteomalacia
Disease is a condition in which the body fails to function normally.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
During the T wave of the electrocardiogram, the ventricles are electrically ________ and functionally ________
A) depolarizing,; relaxing B) repolarizing; contracting C) depolarizing; contracting D) repolarizing; relaxing E) neutral; at rest
Which of the following terms correctly identifies the name of an embryonic germ layer?
A. ectoderm B. epiderm C. exoderm