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Briana Davis
Anatomy Chapters 7-13
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Dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are classified as: | Catecholamines. |
Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: | Amines |
The part of the brain that can directly influence or inhibit the release of hormones from the pituitary is the: | Hypothalamus. |
Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the: | Choroid plexuses. |
The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: | Ruffini corpuscles. |
The production of thyroid hormone is stimulated by another hormone from the: | Anterior pituitary. |
Blood pressure is measured with the aid of an apparatus known as a(n) | Sphygmomanometer. |
The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called | Perfusion pressure. |
Which protein interferes with the ability of viruses to cause disease? | Interferon |
The function of surfactant is to: | Prevent each alveolus from collapsing as air moves in and out during respiration. |