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4. One MET is defined as a metabolic equivalent and is equal to

16. Stress proteins (i.e., heat shock proteins) are manufactured by cells in response to exercise and other stresses. Importantly, increasing the cellular levels of heat shock proteins

T or F: The autonomic nervous system involves nerves innervating organs that are not under voluntary control.

The first order neurons carrying ______________________information synapse onto the main trigeminal sensory nucleus.

21. Body temperature increases slightly during exercise. A 1-2O C increase in muscle temperature during exercise would likely

7. Higher brain centers are responsible for developing a general pattern of movement; the specific details of this movement are refined via a process known as

14. Neurotransmitters that cause depolarization of membranes are called 

3. Direct calorimetry is a means of determining energy expenditure and involves the measurement of 

12. The general components of a biological control system are the 

67. Most of the increase in mean arterial blood pressure that occurs during dynamic (isotonic) incremental exercise is due to