Which condition of asthma causes the tightening of the bands of muscles around the airways, decreasing airflow?
A. Excess mucous
B. Inflammation
C. Muscle constriction
Select your answer:
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Respiratory and Urinary › ViewThe urethra is an organ that allows for…
A. storage of urine.
B. urine to exit the body.
C. urine to move from the kidney to the bladder.
D. bile to move from the liver to the gall bladder.
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Dr. Vazquez is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for
A. carrying signals away from the cell body
B. receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body.
C. determining the speed at which an action potential will travel
D. determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons