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1
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The kidneys monitor blood oxygen levels

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True

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2
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Which blood vessel is the site of nutrient and gas exchange

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capillary

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3
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What is the name of the blood vessels that take blood away from the heart

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arteries

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4
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Plasma Contains:

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Urea, Sodium, and Albumin

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5
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What is an odorless gas that binds more strongly to hemoglobin than oxygen

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Carbon monoxide

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6
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When the heart contracts, it is in

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Systole

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The blood vessel that is thick-walled and carries blood under high pressure is called

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artery

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8
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When plaque blocks a coronary artery, what happens?

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The resulting tissue death leads to heart attack

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9
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Blood leaves the right side of the heart and enters the——– which then takes it to the lungs

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pulmonary artery

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10
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Risk factors for a heart attack include many EXEPT

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Blood type

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11
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What is not an example of a respiratory disease?

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bronchitis

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12
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What are some respiratory diseases?

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pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung cancer

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13
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Which structure is part of the respiratory zone of the respiratory?

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Aveoli

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14
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Is muscle contraction required for both inspiration and expiration?

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no

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15
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The exchange of gases occurs in the

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Alveoli

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16
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The function unit of the respiratory system is the

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Alveoli

17
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What does a restrictive disease of the lower respiratory tract result in

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reduced gas exchange between the lungs and the bloodstream

18
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What is the function of the alveoli?

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Diffusion of gases into and out of the blood

19
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What is an example of obstructive respiratory disease?

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asthma

20
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Respiratory system:

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Does not deliver carbon dioxide to and remove oxygen from tissue

21
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External respiration:

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is the exchange of gases between the air in the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries

22
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Nerve deafness and conduction of deafness are losses in hearing due to damage caused to:

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Hair cells in the cochlea and tympanic membrane

23
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Motor Neurons:

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carry information away from the central nervous system to an effector (muscle, tissue, organ)

24
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The outer portion of the ear that funnels sound waves into the auditory canal

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pinna

25
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Rod

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allow us to see indistinct shapes in low conditions

26
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The part of the limbic system responsible for retention of long-term memory

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hippocampus

27
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The part of the eye located directly behind the pupil that finely focuses light

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lens

28
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The temporal lobe of the cerebrum

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comprehends language

29
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what part of the ear do we commonly refer to as the eardrum

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Tympanic membrane

30
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Parietal Lobe

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The part of the cerebrum that interprets sensory information from the skin

31
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Neurotransmitters

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little red dots within the vesicle

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