Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605197
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 2CC
The central nervous system consists of the _________ and the ___________.
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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 11.1 - The central nervous system consists of the...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 11.1 - A nerve that carries both sensory and motor...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 5CCCh. 11.1 - In what organelle is most intracellular Ca2+...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 7CCCh. 11.1 - Prob. 8CCCh. 11.1 - Prob. 9CCCh. 11.2 - Prob. 10CC
Ch. 11.2 - Compare gating and ion selectivity of...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 12CCCh. 11 - Prob. 1RQCh. 11 - Prob. 2RQCh. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 4RQCh. 11 - Neurons that secrete acetylcholine are described...Ch. 11 - List four things that can happen to autonomic...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7RQCh. 11 - Prob. 8RQCh. 11 - Somatic motor pathways a. are excitatory or...Ch. 11 - Prob. 10RQCh. 11 - Prob. 11RQCh. 11 - Compare and contrast: a. neuroeffector junctions...Ch. 11 - Prob. 13RQCh. 11 - Create a concept map comparing the somatic motor...Ch. 11 - If a target cells receptor is _______ (use items...Ch. 11 - Ganglia contain the cell bodies of (choose all...Ch. 11 - Prob. 17RQCh. 11 - You have discovered a neuron that innervates an...Ch. 11 - Prob. 19RQCh. 11 - Prob. 20RQ
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