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Vitamin D
A vitamin made by the skin that helps intestine absorb dietary calcium.
Volume
The amount of space taken up by a three dimensional shape.
Volumetric pipette
A device used for precise measurement of small amounts of liquid volume.
Demyelinization results in which of the following?
Disrupted propagation of an action potential along the axon of a nerve cell
Which of the following term is used to describe the amount of air in a normal inhalation or
exhalation?
Tidal volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue.
Perfusion
_______ is a synonym for breathing in any capacity.
Ventilation
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli after exhalation.
Residual Volume
Which of the following blood vessels Carrie's deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary artery
,The ______ brings oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs.
Pulmonary vein
_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
Aorta
________ is responsible for bringing back deoxygenated blood to the right atrium.
Vena cava
In which of the following actions is the autonomic nervous system engaged?
Digestion
What is holding your breath, lifting weights, and walking an example of?
A voluntary action controlled by the somatic nervous system.
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a higher concentration of oxygen?
I'm the alveolar air space
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a lower concentration of oxygen?
In the capillaries
Where does blood flow next after being oxygenated in the lungs?
Pulmonary vein
_______ carries blood to the lungs.
Pulmonary artery
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower part of the body.
Inferior vena cava
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it returns to the heart.
Aorta
Which of the following is the name of the structure that releases an enzyme that breaks down starch
in the mouth?
Salivary gland
_______ secretes bile, and emulsifier that breaks apart, fat and lipid globules.
Liver
_______ is related to digestion but releases enzymes that are used in the small intestine.
Pancreas
,________ stores bile, which is used in the breakdown of fat and lipid globules.
Gallbladder
Which type of tissue would you find in the heart?
Cardiac muscles
_________ is the same as smooth muscle, and is involved in the involuntary contraction of hollow
internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines.
Non-striated muscle
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of hollow internal organs, such as the bladder
and intestines.
Smooth muscles
_______ generally attached to bones to allow voluntary body movement.
Skeletal muscles
What is the name for the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics?
Testosterone
Which of the following would result from a decrease in body temperature?
Blood vessels near the surface of the body would constrict.
_______ dilate when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin.
Blood vessels
_________ excrete sweat when the body temperature rises. When the sweat evaporates, it has a
cooling effect.
Sweat glands
________ when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin.
Cheeks flush
Which of the following is where melanocytes are found?
Epidermis ( upper layer of skin)
Dermis
Middle layer of skin
Hypodermis
Subbcutaneous layer
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte cells.
, Sebaceous glands
Which of the following is an immediate result of the adrenal gland releasing epinephrine into the
blood?
Increase heart rate
Which of the following structures releases insulin and glucagon?
Pancreas
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Adrenal medulla
_______ secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocortoids.
Adrenal cortex
_______ secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones.
Hypothalamus
_________ secretes various tropic hormones.
Anterior pituitary
_________ secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin.
Posterior pituitary
Which of the following substances is the fluid that contains urea, water, and salts that is released
through the urethra.
Urine
________ is a material filtered out of the blood through the nephrons of the kidney.
Filtrate
Which of the following is a nonspecific barrier of the immune system?
Mucus
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus that infects T cells?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
______ is an illness that affects the bronchi of the lungs.
Asthma
______ a condition that causes the immune system to mistakenly attack the body.
Autoimmune disease
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS \A+
STUDY MATERIAL \VERIFIED
BY EXPERT
Vitamin D
A vitamin made by the skin that helps intestine absorb dietary calcium.
Volume
The amount of space taken up by a three dimensional shape.
Volumetric pipette
A device used for precise measurement of small amounts of liquid volume.
Demyelinization results in which of the following?
Disrupted propagation of an action potential along the axon of a nerve cell
Which of the following term is used to describe the amount of air in a normal inhalation or
exhalation?
Tidal volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue.
Perfusion
_______ is a synonym for breathing in any capacity.
Ventilation
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli after exhalation.
Residual Volume
Which of the following blood vessels Carrie's deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary artery
,The ______ brings oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs.
Pulmonary vein
_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
Aorta
________ is responsible for bringing back deoxygenated blood to the right atrium.
Vena cava
In which of the following actions is the autonomic nervous system engaged?
Digestion
What is holding your breath, lifting weights, and walking an example of?
A voluntary action controlled by the somatic nervous system.
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a higher concentration of oxygen?
I'm the alveolar air space
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a lower concentration of oxygen?
In the capillaries
Where does blood flow next after being oxygenated in the lungs?
Pulmonary vein
_______ carries blood to the lungs.
Pulmonary artery
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower part of the body.
Inferior vena cava
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it returns to the heart.
Aorta
Which of the following is the name of the structure that releases an enzyme that breaks down starch
in the mouth?
Salivary gland
_______ secretes bile, and emulsifier that breaks apart, fat and lipid globules.
Liver
_______ is related to digestion but releases enzymes that are used in the small intestine.
Pancreas
,________ stores bile, which is used in the breakdown of fat and lipid globules.
Gallbladder
Which type of tissue would you find in the heart?
Cardiac muscles
_________ is the same as smooth muscle, and is involved in the involuntary contraction of hollow
internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines.
Non-striated muscle
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of hollow internal organs, such as the bladder
and intestines.
Smooth muscles
_______ generally attached to bones to allow voluntary body movement.
Skeletal muscles
What is the name for the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics?
Testosterone
Which of the following would result from a decrease in body temperature?
Blood vessels near the surface of the body would constrict.
_______ dilate when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin.
Blood vessels
_________ excrete sweat when the body temperature rises. When the sweat evaporates, it has a
cooling effect.
Sweat glands
________ when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin.
Cheeks flush
Which of the following is where melanocytes are found?
Epidermis ( upper layer of skin)
Dermis
Middle layer of skin
Hypodermis
Subbcutaneous layer
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte cells.
, Sebaceous glands
Which of the following is an immediate result of the adrenal gland releasing epinephrine into the
blood?
Increase heart rate
Which of the following structures releases insulin and glucagon?
Pancreas
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Adrenal medulla
_______ secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocortoids.
Adrenal cortex
_______ secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones.
Hypothalamus
_________ secretes various tropic hormones.
Anterior pituitary
_________ secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin.
Posterior pituitary
Which of the following substances is the fluid that contains urea, water, and salts that is released
through the urethra.
Urine
________ is a material filtered out of the blood through the nephrons of the kidney.
Filtrate
Which of the following is a nonspecific barrier of the immune system?
Mucus
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus that infects T cells?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
______ is an illness that affects the bronchi of the lungs.
Asthma
______ a condition that causes the immune system to mistakenly attack the body.
Autoimmune disease
