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The Aorta Contains Specialized Sensory Nerve Endings That Respond to Stretch

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The aorta contains specialized sensory nerve endings that respond to stretch of the vessel wall. These pressure-sensitive structures are called aortic arch ________.


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Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion of sample means around the population mean, indicative of the accuracy of the sample mean as a representation of the population mean.

Random Variable

A variable characterized by numerical outcomes derived from phenomena of chance.

Population Mean

The average value of a given characteristic across the entire population.

Probability Distribution

A mathematical description of a random phenomenon in terms of the probabilities of various possible outcomes.

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