For Each Vocabulary Word Below, Select the Corresponding Definition from the List

question 6

Multiple Choice

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided.
-Receptor

• A)Severe pain in a joint
• B)Reduction of the number of red blood cells
• C)Chronic excessive thirst and intake of fluid
• D)Small, flat, hemorrhagic patch larger than a petechia on the skin
• E)Cell surface protein to which a specific molecule (e.g., a hormone) can bind
• F)Stoppage or cessation of bleeding
• G)Decrease in number of granulocytes
• H)Muscle pain
• I)Insoluble protein that is essential for the clotting of blood
• J)Platelet
• K)Enlargement of the liver
• L)Increase in the total red blood cell mass in the blood
• M)Abnormal rarefaction of bone
• N)Decrease in the number of platelets in circulating blood

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Definitions:

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells that transmit sensory information (e.g., touch, pain, visual, sound) from the body to the central nervous system.

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells that initiate and conduct impulses from the central nervous system to muscles or glands, inducing action.

Action Potentials

The brief electrical impulses that serve as the fundamental signals by which neurons send information over long distances within the nervous system.

Serotonin Neurons

Neurons that produce and release serotonin, a neurotransmitter important for mood regulation, appetite, and sleep.