Biology Semester 2 Final This is my final study guide put into a quiz to help me study for my final. emkoe6 published on May 26, 20132 responses 0 Questions in vertical order What is the function of connective tissue? Type answer (29 letters) Which part of the brain contains centers for the heartbeat and respiration? Type answer (17 letters) The urinary bladder is useful because it ___ Type answer (12 letters) The part of the circulation involved with pumping blood to and from the lungs is the ___ Type answer (17 letters) Name the accessory glands in the digestive system. Type answer (28 letters) Muscles are connected to bones by ___ Type answer (7 letters) In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____ Type answer (8 letters) Which part of the respiratory system is composed of C-shaped cartilaginous rings and cilia? Type answer (7 letters) The primary function of the spiinal cord involve ____ between brain and spinal nerve. Type answer (24 letters) Which type of muscle is involuntary and lacks striations? Type answer (6 letters) In humans, digestion of starches begins in the ____ Type answer (5 letters) In the axon, the nerve impulses travel ___ Type answer (23 letters) The vocal cords are found in the ___ Type answer (6 letters) What is the change in the difference in positive and negative ions on the outer and inner surfaces of the neurons? Type answer (13 letters) Melanin is a substance responsible for ____ Type answer (17 letters) A reflex action is ___ Type answer (25 letters) Which portion of the respiratory tract is commonly referred to as the "throat"? Type answer (7 letters) Which part of the brain is used to integrate incoming information and send it to the appropriate portion of the cerebrum? Type answer (8 letters) What is one word describing homeostasis? Type answer (6 letters) Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for vision? Type answer (9 letters) Heartburn occurs when ____ Type answer (30 letters) The tube that transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder is the ___ Type answer (6 letters) The sodium/potassium pump is primarily responsible for the ___ Type answer (17 letters) The blood that enters the coronary artery comes from the ___ Type answer (5 letters) In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____ Type answer (8 letters) The ___ functions to store food, kill bacteria, and partially digest proteins. Type answer (7 letters) What is responsible for the storage of extra bile? Type answer (11 letters) Which molecule is responsible for the waterproofing of the skin? Type answer (7 letters) The microscopic anatomical unit of excretion found in the kidney is the ___ Type answer (7 letters) Excretion is a process in which ___ is removed from the body. Type answer (16 letters) Which blood vessels will have walls only one cell thick? Type answer (11 letters) Neurtransmitters are molecules that cross the synaptic cleft and either excite or inihibit the ____ Type answer (19 letters) What is the function of muscle tissue? Type answer (10 letters) The glomerular capsule ____ Type answer (17 letters) Which layer of the skin protects the body from bacterial infection and water loss? Type answer (9 letters) Contraction of the right ventricle forces blood initially into the ___ Type answer (16 letters) Reabsorption occurs in the ____ of the nephron Type answer (15 letters) The Adam's apple is actually a part of the ___ Type answer (6 letters) Food is prevented from entering the trachea by ____ Type answer (10 letters) Which respiratory organ normally allows both air and food passage? Type answer (7 letters) If a person has a blood pressure of 120/80, the "120" refers to the ____ Type answer (17 letters) An increased amount of ADH leads to Type answer (14 letters) Microvilli forma brush border on the cells of the ___ Type answer (15 letters) The physical principle upon which kidney dialysis is based is ___ Type answer (9 letters) The main function of the cerebrospinal fluid is protection of ___ Type answer (22 letters) What is the function of the nervous tissues? Type answer (20 letters) Red blood cells are red due to ____ Type answer (10 letters) A nerve is composed of ____ Type answer (25 letters) The blood vessel that provides oxygen to the heart tissue is the ___ Type answer (15 letters) The alveoli are kept open by ____ so that gas exchange can take place. Type answer (10 letters) Spnal nerves contain ___ Type answer (24 letters) What does HCl activate in the stomach? Type answer (6 letters) Villi serve to ___ Type answer (16 letters) Nitrogenous wastes are produced by the ___ Type answer (20 letters) Most of the carbon dioxide transported in the plasma is in the form of ___ Type answer (11 letters) Higher than normal blood pressure is called ___ Type answer (12 letters) The entrace and exit of air into and out of the lungs is called ___ Type answer (11 letters) The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood occurs by the process of ___ Type answer (9 letters) The urethra serves what other body system in males? Type answer (12 letters) Platelets initiate ___ Type answer (8 letters) Sysotle occurs when the heart is ___ Type answer (11 letters) Name the tissue in which the cells are separated by a liquid. Type answer (10 letters) What are the basic types of tissue? Select the four correct answers connective transport muscle epithelial separate nervous Which is not a major function of the respiratory tract? warming of incoming air moisteing incoming air heating incoming air filtering dust conducting air with high oxygen levels The pH of the stomach is usually about _ Type answer (1 letters) The digestive juices found in the stomach include Type answer (28 letters) The type of respiration in which ATP is produced is called ___ Type answer (8 letters) In the processing of food through the digestive tract, what is the correct order? Type answer (19 letters) Trace the path of an inhaled air molecule. nasal cavity, larynx, glottis, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli nasal cavity, pharynx, glottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli nasal cavity, larynx, glottis, pharynx, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli Water is absorbed primarily by the ___ Type answer (15 letters) What is the function of sodium bicarbonate in the digestive tract? Type answer (17 letters) Oxygen is transported in blood most efficiently by ___ Type answer (10 letters) What is the function of the epithelial? Type answer (10 letters) The membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord are called ___ Type answer (8 letters) The rate of breathing is chiefly dependent on chemical factors in the blood, of which the most important is ___ Type answer (14 letters) The ____ capillaries are enclosed by the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule. Type answer (10 letters) The pacemaker of the heart is termed the Type answer (9 letters) The air that is moved in and out with each normal breath is termed the ___ Type answer (12 letters) Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? Type answer (8 letters) Which type of cell is used to carry oxygen in the blood? Type answer (15 letters) Which of the following in NOT a function of the digestive system? ingestion digestion absorption elimination of indigestible wastes elimination of digestible wastes Dendrites carry impulses ___ Type answer (21 letters) Expired air will contain ____ than inspired air. Type answer (32 letters) Which are cell fragments that help initiate blood clotting? Type answer (9 letters) The part of the skin that has adipose tissue to help insulate the body is the ___ Type answer (12 letters)
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