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9 Week Test 4 Flashcards

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1
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Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?

A

Urinary Bladder

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2
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Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?

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Urea

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3
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What function do the kidneys perform?

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Remove urea and excess water

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4
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The endocrine system acts on the body through chemical products called

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Hormones

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5
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A change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react is called an

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Stimulus

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6
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What part of a neuron carries nerve impulses away from the cell body

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Axon

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7
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A motor neuron sends an impulse to

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A muscle or gland

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8
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A cell that carries information through your nervous system is a

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Neuron

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9
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The thick column of nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system is

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Spinal cord

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10
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An automatic response is of the body that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control is called a

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Reflex

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11
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The chemical product of an endocrine gland is called a

A

Hormone

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12
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Gassed pass in and out of a plant through the

A

Leaves

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13
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What part of a plant carries substances between the roots and the leaves

A

Stem

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14
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What is NOT a root function in a plant

A

Does not produce food.

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15
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A flowers female reproductive parts are called

A

Pistils

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16
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Which of these is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

A

Controlling many body processes by means of chemicals

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17
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What is the main function of the excretory system?

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To collect and remove wastes from the body

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18
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The process by which an organisms internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment is called

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Homeostasis

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19
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What structure directs the activities of a cell?

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Nucleus

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20
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Messages are carried back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body by

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Nervous tissu

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21
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Which organ system makes blood cells

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Skeletal tissue

22
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?

A

Obtaining oxygen

23
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Much of a newborn baby’s skeleton is made of

A

Cartilage

24
Q

What kind of motion is possible with a hinge joint?

A

Backward or forward

25
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Which type of muscle is found only in the heart

A

Cardiac muscle

26
Q

Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest

A

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

27
Q

Skeletal muscles must work in pairs because

A

Muscle cells an only contract

28
Q

How does the skin protect the body from disease

A

By keeping disease-causing microorganisms from entering the body

29
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Which of the following if the smallest level of organization in the body

A

Cells

30
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The bones that form the backbone are called

A

Vertebrae

31
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Which of these is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system

A

Controlling many body processes by the means of chemicals

32
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Needed substances are carried to the body cells by

A

Blood

33
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

A

Arteries

34
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Which component of blood carries oxygen to the body cells

A

Red blood cells

35
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Which of these heart structures prevents blood from flowing backwards

A

Valve

36
Q

When the ventricles contract, blood is pumped

A

Out of the heart

37
Q

The function of white blood cells is to

A

Fight disease

38
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system

A

Obtaining oxygen

39
Q

What structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients

A

Villi

40
Q

What substance in the mouth contains an enzyme that begins chemical digestion

A

Saliva

41
Q

What process involves muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus

A

Peristalsis

42
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In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place

A

Small intestine

43
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What organ produces bile

A

Liver

44
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The role of the respiratory system is to being what substance into the body

A

Oxygen

45
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What is the main organ in the respiratory system

A

Lungs

46
Q

Definition of egg

A

A female sex cell

47
Q

Definition of sperm

A

The male sex cell

48
Q

Definition of fertilization

A

The joining of a sperm and an egg

49
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Definition of reproduction

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The process by which living things produce new individuals of the same type

50
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Definition of zygote

A

A fertilized egg

51
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Definition of chromosome

A

Carries the information that controls inherited characteristics

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