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Physiology stack 2
Stack 2
| Epidemiology is the study of the _____ of diseases in human populations. | occurrence distribution transmission |
| Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of _____ years. | 35 and 40 |
| Parasympathetic stimulation has no effect on any of the following areas except: | sweat glands. |
| Blood vessels in both digestive organs and skeletal muscles are dilated by sympathetic stimulation. | False |
| Audition is a function of the _____ lobe. | temporal |
| Which of the following is not a characteristic of the endocrine system? | Chemical messenger travels a short distance. |
| Which are the two baroreceptors that are located near the heart? | aortic baroreceptors and pulmonary baroreceptors |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the inferior vena cava. |
| Which of the following is a powerful poison that acts directly on any cell and quickly kills it? | lymphotoxin |
| External respiration can be defined as: | the exchange of gases between the lung and the blood capillaries in the lung and pulmonary ventilation. |
| The main factor determining male fertility is the: | number of sperm ejaculated. |