A very strong touch in a small area of the forearm activates a somatosensory neuron to produce more action potentials than normal. Which property of sensory systems best explains how the brain "knows" that the stimulus was strong? O Lateral inhibitino Stimulus type Population coding O Frequency coding Receptor adaptation

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A: The network of very minute capillaries at the head portion of the nephrons in kidneys is known as th...

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Q: What is meant by “integration,” and does it primarily occur in the CNS or the PNS?

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Q: Which of the following best explains how knowledge of the developing human embryo and its gill arche...

A: The arches present in fish are called as gill arches or the brachial arches. These arches support th...

Q: Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?

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Q: When and how do the limbs develop?

A: The skeletal system is the entire framework of bones and their cartilages, along with the ligaments ...

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A: The liver is an organ that is present in the vertebrates and principle involved in detoxifying the b...

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A: Proliferative phase is the initial phase of a menstrual cycle ranging from day 0 to day 14 (2 weeks)...

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A: A biological membrane, also known as a biomembrane or a cell membrane, is a permeable membrane that ...

Q: Define meatus

A: In anatomy, meatus can be defined as the body opening that is present naturally. Example include the...

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A: Gap junctions permit the trade of ions, second messengers, and small metabolites between adjoining c...

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Q: Name the tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia.

A: In human anatomy, Tarsal bones are the group of short seven articulating bones located between the l...

Q: The majority of the hydrolysis of disaccharides occurs by the actions of enzymes found in the: Saliv...

A: Disaccharides - Carbohydrates made up of two monosaccharide units that are linked by glycosidic link...

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A: The human body contains vital organs for survival, that includes heart, brain, kidneys, liver, and l...

Q: Which of the following is common to the development of both birds and mammals? (A) holoblastic cleav...

A: In mammalian embryogenesis, differentiation and segregation of cells in the internal cell mass of th...

Q: Distinguish between gray matter and white matter.

A: The grey matter alludes to the darker tissue of the mind and spinal line comprising of spread dendri...

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A: Cardiovascular training (also called aerobic exercise or endurance training) is an important type of...

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Q: The spinal cord has the motor neurons that control muscle. But who controls those motor neurons? Neu...

A: A neuron can be defined as the organ of the nervous system which helps in the transfer of informatio...

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A: Human eye comprises of three layers viz. sclera, choroid and retina. The choroid layer consists of l...

Q: Why are the chordae tendineae required for the properfunctioning of the AV valves?

A: The aim of ventricular systole , or contraction of the ventricles , is to pump blood out of the hear...

Q: Define pia mater

A: Pia mater can be defined as the deepest layer of meninges. It is the very soft and delicate layer th...

Q: What are this type of components of fitness of this exercises below? (This are the five components o...

A: Total fitness/all-out wellness can be characterized by how well the body acts in every last one of t...

Q: What is the significance of fetal hemoglobin’s differencefrom adult hemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein found in the red blood cells that carries oxygen to the bod...

Q: Which of the following are pacemakers of the heart? Choose all that app AV node SA node Cardiac musc...

A: The heart is a muscular organ that continuously pumps blood to the entire body. The muscles of the h...

Q: Define relaxin

A: In both pregnant and nonpregnant females, specially  relaxin is generated by the corpus luteum . It ...

Q: Summarize the control of red blood cell production.

A: Mature Red blood cells in the blood are responsible for transporting oxygen around the body. Red blo...

Q: What are funny channels in the heart? Pacemaker Na channels that open upon membrane depolarization O...

A: Pacemakers- Electrical impulses generated by the heart muscle that causes the heart to beat (contrac...

Q: Define atherosclerosis

A: The arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the organs.