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1
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The corpus luteum secretes the hormones?

A

Oestrogen and progesterone

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2
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What is the approximate total area of the surface available for gas exchange?

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50-100 square metres

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3
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The chemicals which carry nervous system messages are called?

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Neurotransmitters

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4
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The two main layers of the skin?

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Dermis and epidermis

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5
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During tubular secretion?

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Substances are secreted from the blood into the filtrate

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6
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The functional cell in mature compact bone is the

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Osteocytes

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An extra layer of oblique muscle is found on the

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Stomach

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8
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Describe internal respiration

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The process of gas exchange between the systemic capillaries and tissue fluid.

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9
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What concerns the primary immune response

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It’s usually ineffective in eliminating antigen

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10
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The structure that encloses the cell is the?

A

Membrane

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11
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Which gland produces the hormone melatonin

A

Pineal gland

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12
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A patient becomes tachycardia when their pulse is

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100bpm

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13
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What are the two types of immune response

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Antibody mediated (humoral) and non specific

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The point where a nerve terminal comes into contact with another cell it is communicating with is

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Synapse

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15
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What is the role of the pulmonary circulation

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Transport se- oxygenated blood to the lungs

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16
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If a tissue has a blood supply, lacunae and osteocytes what is that tissue

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Bone tissue