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Assignment 2 Human physiology chapter 7 to 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: | neuropeptides |
| Parasympathetic stimulation has no effect on any of the following areas except: | sweat glands |
| Nerves that innervate the floor of the pelvic cavity and some of the surrounding areas are found in the _____ plexus. | coccygeal |
| The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: | Ruffini corpuscles |
| What functions as an emergency mechanism when hypoxia or hypercapnia endangers the stability of the internal environment? | chemoreceptor reflex |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the ductus venosus. |
| Which of the following is a powerful poison that acts directly on any cell and quickly kills it? | lymphotoxin |
| Molecules formed by the reactions of the complement cascade assemble themselves on the enemy cell’s surface, which results in | cytolysis |
| External respiration can be defined as: | the exchange of gases between the lung and the blood capillaries in the lung. pulmonary ventilation |
| The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is: | vasoactive intestinal peptide |