A Child Puts Her Hand on a Hot Stove

question 24

Multiple Choice

A child puts her hand on a hot stove.She quickly removes it.This is an example of a(n) ____,and it involves ____.

• A) learned response; reflexes
• B) activating stimulus; voluntary reaction
• C) reflex; involuntary reaction
• D) excitatory signal; efferent neurons

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Definitions:

Efferent Arteriole

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the glomerulus of the kidney to the peritubular capillaries, playing a crucial role in regulating blood pressure within the glomerulus.

Afferent Arteriole

A small artery that leads into a capillary, especially the one leading into the glomeruli of the kidney, where it brings blood for filtration.

Vasa Recta

The capillary networks that surround the tubules in the kidney, playing a crucial role in the concentration of urine.