What type of muscle tissue causes peristalsis?

A. skeletal muscle
B. smooth muscle
C. cardiac muscle


B

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Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called ________.

A) enzymes B) antibodies C) proteins D) hormones

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What organ is responsible for producing most of the plasma proteins known as the complement system?

A) spleen B) heart C) liver D) kidney

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A heart rate above 100 beats per minute is called

A. tachycardia. B. bradycardia. C. ectopic. D. fibrillation.

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Which lobe of the cerebrum is found deep to the other four lobes and thus cannot be observed from the surface?

a) occipital lobe b) temporal lobe c) parietal lobe d) insula e) corpus callosum

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