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#Question id: 11556

During mammalian labor and delivery, the contraction of uterine muscles is enhanced by oxytocin. This is an example of ________.

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  1. a negative feedback system
  2. a hormone that acts in an antagonistic way with another hormone
  3. a hormone that is involved in a positive feedback loop
  4. signal transduction immediately changing gene expression in its target cells
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#Question id: 11132

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The sensation of temperature is signaled mainly by warm and cold receptors whose sensory fibers travel in association with the sensory fibers carrying pain signals. Which of the following statements best characterizes the transmission of signals from warm receptors?
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#Question id: 11133

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Which of the following statements accurately describes a feature of temperature sensation by the nervous system?
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#Question id: 11134

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Which of the following statements concerning synaptic transmission is correct?
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#Question id: 11135

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The three stages of information processing in animals include ________.
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#Question id: 11136

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Most of the neurons in the human central nervous system are ________.
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#Question id: 11137

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The motor (somatic nervous) system can alter the activities of its targets, the skeletal muscle fibers, because ________.