Identify the Effectors in This Homeostatic Reflex: Eating a Salt-Rich

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Multiple Choice

Identify the effectors in this homeostatic reflex: Eating a salt-rich meal increases blood volume and pressure,stretching blood vessel walls.Nerve signals sent to the brainstem stimulate changes in hormonal and neural signaling.The heart rate is slowed,blood vessel walls are relaxed,and the kidneys increase urinary salt.The blood pressure returns toward normal.

• A)Brainstem and blood vessels
• B)Blood vessels,hormones,and nerves
• C)Heart,blood vessels,and kidneys
• D)Brainstem,blood vessels,and kidneys
• E)Hormones and nerves

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Definitions:

Proteosomes

Complex protein structures within cells that breakdown and recycle proteins that are damaged or no longer needed.

Peroxisomes

Membrane-bound organelles within cells that contain enzymes for breaking down toxic substances and synthesizing certain lipids.

Cell's Life Cycle

The series of phases (growth, DNA replication, division) through which a cell passes from one division to the next.

Carrier-Mediated Processes

Biological transport mechanisms in which specific carrier proteins facilitate the movement of molecules across cell membranes.