Physiology · Nervous System · Easy
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Meaning: Any stimulus or signal entering a physiological system to trigger a response.
In practice: Sensory input from the skin is processed in the somatosensory cortex.
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Which word means: Adrenal cortex hormone that makes the kidney retain sodium and water and excrete potassium.
Answer: Aldosterone
Which word means: The process by which cells engulf and digest foreign particles.
Answer: Phagocytosis
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