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The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord. The epidural space contains loose connective tissue, blood vessels, and adipose tissue. In a subdural hematoma resulting from a blow to the head, blood accumulates between the dura mater and arachnoid mater. An inflammation of the meninges called meningitis usually affects the arachnoid…

The most important risk for testicular cancer in young males is ________. failure of the testis to make their normal decent The dartos and cremaster muscles are important to the integrity of the male reproductive system. Which of the following is true about the role they play? They regulate the temperature of the testes. How…

Which of these is not part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? spinal cord In a spinal reflex, information flows from __________ to __________ to __________. PNS; CNS; PNS The __________ is part of the CNS and the __________ is part of the PNS. spinal cord; spinal nerve The spinal cord is part of the…

Somatic Sensation: Enables our body to feel, to ache, to sense hot or chill, and to know what its parts are doing. It is very sensitive to stimuli. Somatic Sensory System’s Four Senses; We can think of this system as a group of at least four senses rather than a single one: the senses of…

The news about Michael Jackson’s death first broke on: the TMZ website Facebook.com is a part of a growing type of online media known as which of the following? social networking _________ is a mass communication channel. The World Wide Web Mass communication is an example of which type of one-on-many communication? one sender to…

________% of Earth’s land area is currently covered by forest. 30 Most commercial logging today takes place in ________. Canada, Russia, and Brazil Most of the world’s forests are __________. boreal forests What is the process in which forest plants release water back into the atmosphere? transpiration Deforestation ________. has the greatest impacts in tropical…

Somatic cells in humans contain __________ set(s) of chromosomes and are therefore termed __________. two; diploid Which of the following statements about homologous chromosomes is correct? They have genes for the same trait at the same loci Ignoring crossover, how many kinds of gametes can be produced by an organism with a diploid number of…

The term general senses refers to sensitivity to all of the following, except Taste Which of the following is not one of the special senses? Vibration The general senses Involve receptors that are relatively simple in a structure Which of the following can contribute to receptor specificity? The structure of the receptor cell, characteristics of…

Which of the following does not describe the ANS a system of motor neurons that innervates all muscle cells The somatic and autonomic nervous systems differ in all of the following except all of the neurotransmitters Where would you not find a cholinergeric nicotinic receptor? all parasympathetic target organs The parasympathetic ganglion that serves the…

This bone has a roughly triangular shape. scapula The pectoral girdle consists of which of the following bones? clavicles and scapulae only Which of these bones is part of the appendicular skeleton? A. scapula B. tibia C. ulna D. All of these bones are part of the appendicular skeleton D. All of these bones are…