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Pumps blood out of the heart into the pulmonary artery to the lungs.

The muscularis layer of the GI tract is under the control of the autonomic nervous system.

During what stage of the cardiac cycle are the AV and semilunar valves closed, while the ventricles begin to contract, increasing the pressure in the ventricle.

Urine leaves the collecting duct and empties into the __________.

After ingesting a meal rich in carbohydrates, an individual’s blood is examined. Levels of which hormone would you expect to be higher than physiological?

Consists of actin, troponin and tropomyosin.

What is the most important means of the stomach’s protection?

 In tubular secretion substances leave the nephron.

What would be an effect of a calcium channel inhibitor on a muscle?

Low blood pressure could be rectified through: I. Increase in vasopressin II. An increase in aldosterone III. Administering diuretics