ANSWER>>4
The lungs are in the thoracic cavity, but they are also in another cavity. What is the name of that
other cavity? - ANSWER>>Pleural cavity
When oxygen passes from the lungs into the circulatory system as a gas, how many cells does it
have to pass through to be in the circulatory system? - ANSWER>>2, Alveoli and Capillary
The excretory system uses oxygen because oxygen diffuses more rapidly into the excretory
system because it contains water in the urine. - ANSWER>>False
In the proximal convoluted tubule useful molecules are collected and brought back into the
circulatory system such as glucose and amino acids, but not the toxic materials. -
ANSWER>>True
Blood pressure is the force that drives molecules out of the glomerulus into the Bowman's
capsule. - ANSWER>>True
Blood pressure drives red blood cells and plasma proteins out of the glomerulus. -
ANSWER>>False
There is a reserve of oxygen in the muscles held by .-
ANSWER>>Myoglobin
When you inhale which set of muscles uses the least amount of ATP and triggers the
parasympathetic nervous system? - ANSWER>>Diaphragm
, The heart pace maker that triggers the two atria to contract is the
. - ANSWER>>Sinoatrial node
In mammals ventilation is tidal. - ANSWER>>True
Tidal breathing causes the incoming air to mix with some older air in the lungs. - ANSWER>>True
Oxygen is distributed throughout the body by: - ANSWER>>The circulatory system
Blood moves more rapidly in the capillaries. - ANSWER>>False
To prevent back flow of blood in the heart there are . - ANSWER>>Valves
U like other epithelia the epithelia that make up capillaries have holes in them called
fenestrations. - ANSWER>>True
The left ventricle of the heart contains more muscle. - ANSWER>>True
The inter-weaving of the circulatory system with the nephron is essential for the concentration
of urea in the urine. - ANSWER>>True
The Bowman's capsule is the beginning of the nephron. - ANSWER>>True
The Bowman's capsule, the proximal convoluted tubule, and the distal convoluted tubule are in
the cortex of the kidney. - ANSWER>>True