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1
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What causes osteoporosis

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A disease caused brittle bones. A decrease in the osteoblast activity and normal osteoclast activity

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Autonomic sympathetic system is responsible for what?

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Regulating involuntary body functions such as heart beat, blood flow, breathing and digestion. Fight or flight.

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What is the function of neurons?

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To process and transmit information, creating electrical impulse

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What is the function of myelin sheath?

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To protect the neuron, provide insulation, and increase the speed of impulse transmission

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5
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What is blood cells made?

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Bone marrow

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6
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What produce antibodies

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Plasma cells ( different from white blood cells called B lymphocytes also called B cell )

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7
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A person who is sick may have?

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Increase in whites blood cells

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8
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What attacks Antigen?

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Antibodies

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9
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What is an example of a disease where the immune system attacks itself?

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Multiple Sclerosis ( Auto immune disease )

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10
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What are the pores in the nuclear envelopes used for?

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Regulate import and export of material between nucleus and cytoplasm

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11
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What organelles transport energy that comes from the food?

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Mitochondria

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12
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What glands produce FSH?

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Anterior pituitary

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13
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What glands produce TSH?

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Posterior pituitary gland

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14
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What are the 2 major part of the nervous system ?

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Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

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15
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What produce bile?

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Liver

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16
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Where is urine stored?

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Bladder

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17
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What is active immunity?

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Vaccinations

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18
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What is the job of the circulatory systems ?

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To transport endocrine hormones

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19
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Where does fertilizations begins ?

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End of the Fallopian tube

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20
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Where does meiosis occur ?

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Ovaries and testes

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21
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Which of the following endocrine system gland located behind the thyroid gland? What does the parathyroid gland help the body control?

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Calcium and phosphorous levels

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22
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What does the body make when In the sunlight?

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Vitamin D

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23
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What method lungs use to diffuse O2 and CO2 ?

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Simple diffusion against concentration gradients

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24
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What protects the skin from UV?

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Melanin

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25
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What hormones decrease glucose level?

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Insulin beta cell

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26
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What happens when alveoli is damaged?

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Can’t provide gas exchanged, may cause emphysema

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27
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What kind of bonds in nucleotides is in double strand DNA ?

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Hydrogen

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28
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What kind of tissue in the spinal cord?

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Nervous

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29
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S and O are in the same periodic group and share chemical properties, but H2S is a gas at room temperature, which of the main reason for this?

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H2O has a strong intermolecular bond that H2S

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30
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What bond are involved in S2O versus H2O ?

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Covalent bond: H2O has a stronger intermolecular bond.

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31
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What layer of the skin is sebaceous gland found ?

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Dermis

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32
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What is called when gametes produce zygotes

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Fertilization

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33
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Biggest strongest bone

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Femur

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34
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Main function of circulatory system

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Transport nutrient and oxygen through the body

35
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Liquid to gas

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Evaporation

36
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Function of Neuron

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Transmitted electrical signal to the body ( action potential )

37
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What are sweat glands ?

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Exocrine glands, sudoriferousn glands

38
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Which is the women outer organ?

39
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Which one connect to vagina?

40
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Which gland from the men’s body secrets a fluid into the urethra to neutralize to acidity in the urethra ?

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Bulbourethral

41
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I’m which layer are follicles hairs?

42
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Which one connected large intestine to the appendix

43
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If damages circulatory respiratory ( breathing ) rate what brain part is responsible to that ?

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Medulla oblangata

44
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What produces gametes?

45
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How does oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange?

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Diffusion down concentration gradient

46
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What cells produce testosterones?

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Leydig cells is presence of the LH ( interstitials cell )

47
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In addition to oxygen and carbon dioxide = , the circulatory system is the primary delivery system for which of the following?

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Endocrine system

48
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Gains and loses of which the following general create an electrolytes imbalance ?

49
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Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the senatorial node never close?

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The atria will never close

50
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Which of the following reactions occurs during thermoregulation to increase body temperature?

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The body begins shivering

51
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A blood sample taken from a patient who has infection can be expected to show which of the following?

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Elevated white blood cell count

52
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Which of the following organs remove nitrogenous waste from the body?

53
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An individual cell is able to make copies of its genetic information but is unable to produce encoded proteins ?

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This indicates a possible problem in the Ribosomes

54
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Which of the following digestive systems structure releases amylase?

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Salivary glands

55
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Which of the following functions does the myelin sheath perform a nerve cell?

A

Insulation

56
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Which of the following organs is responsible for the secretion of the hormone insulin?

57
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An increase in which of the following would lead to decrease in the amount of oxygen in the blood?

58
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Which of the following body system break down proteins into amino acids ?

59
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Which of the following layers of skin contains the sebaceous glands?

60
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Osteoporosis result from which of the following?

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A decline of osteoblast activity while osteoclast activity continues at expected levels

61
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Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the sinoatrial node never close?

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The atria will never closed

62
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Which of the following structure is found in cells?

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Plasma membrane

63
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Which of the following types of cells stimulates other immune cells to attacks and destroy foreign agents?

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Helper T-cells

64
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The process known as gastrulation results in the formation of which of the following embryonic structures

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Germinal layers

65
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Which of the following structure carriers’ blood away from the heart?

66
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Which of the following demonstrate condensation?

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Few drops from on a leaf

67
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Which of the following unit is used to indicates mass?

68
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Which of the following demonstrate a chemical reaction of water?

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Water produces gas with sodium metal

69
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Where is the info stored in DNA?

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Nitrogenous bases

70
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Acid chyme produced by stomach is neutralized in the intestine by which of the following ?

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Pancreatic secretions

71
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On which of the following locations does the development of blood cell take place?

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Bone marrow

72
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The component of an atom that possess relatively little mass, thus being negligible in calculating the atom?

73
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A and O are in the same periodic group and share chemical properties, but H2S is a gas at room temperature, following is the main reason for this?

A

H2O has stronger intramolecular bonds than H2S

74
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Which of the following reasons explains why it is important for a new scientific findings to be punished?

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Other scientist can validate or disprove the findings

75
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Which of the following excess solutes from the body?

76
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The processes by which gametes combine to form a zygote is called which of the following ?

A

Fertilization

77
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The exchange of nutrients between tissues and blood primary occurs in which of the following locations

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Capillaries

78
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Which of the following cellular process produces gametes

79
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Which portion of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for an increased heart rate?

A

Sympathetic Nervous system

80
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Permanent damage to which if the following types of tissues in the spinal cord will cause paralysis

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Nervous tissue

81
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Which of the following is appropriate prefix to measure the amount of space taken up?

82
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In addition to oxygen and carbon dioxide, the circulatory system is the primary delivery system for?

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Endocrine hormones

83
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Iodine directly helps which of the following glands ?

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Thyroid glands

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