Biology Semester 2 Final

Biology Semester 2 Final

This is my final study guide put into a quiz to help me study for my final.

published on May 26, 2013
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Water is absorbed primarily by the ___

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The type of respiration in which ATP is produced is called ___

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What is the function of muscle tissue?

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In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____

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The vocal cords are found in the ___

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Which type of cell is used to carry oxygen in the blood?

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Which part of the respiratory system is composed of C-shaped cartilaginous rings and cilia?

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The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood occurs by the process of ___

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The membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord are called ___

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What is the function of the epithelial?

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The main function of the cerebrospinal fluid is protection of ___

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The Adam's apple is actually a part of the ___

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Reabsorption occurs in the ____ of the nephron

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Neurtransmitters are molecules that cross the synaptic cleft and either excite or inihibit the ____

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The ____ capillaries are enclosed by the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule.

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Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for vision?

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The pacemaker of the heart is termed the

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What is the function of sodium bicarbonate in the digestive tract?

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The microscopic anatomical unit of excretion found in the kidney is the ___

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Which molecule is responsible for the waterproofing of the skin?

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The ___ functions to store food, kill bacteria, and partially digest proteins.

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Dendrites carry impulses ___

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Heartburn occurs when ____

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The part of the skin that has adipose tissue to help insulate the body is the ___

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In humans, digestion of starches begins in the ____

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What is the function of connective tissue?

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Which blood vessels will have walls only one cell thick?

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The rate of breathing is chiefly dependent on chemical factors in the blood, of which the most important is ___

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What are the basic types of tissue?

Hint: 4 choices
connective
transport
muscle
epithelial
separate
nervous
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The blood vessel that provides oxygen to the heart tissue is the ___

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Excretion is a process in which ___ is removed from the body.

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The glomerular capsule ____

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Most of the carbon dioxide transported in the plasma is in the form of ___

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What is the function of the nervous tissues?

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The primary function of the spiinal cord involve ____ between brain and spinal nerve.

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The alveoli are kept open by ____ so that gas exchange can take place.

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Villi serve to ___

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Nitrogenous wastes are produced by the ___

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Expired air will contain ____ than inspired air.

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The blood that enters the coronary artery comes from the ___

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Red blood cells are red due to ____

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Microvilli forma brush border on the cells of the ___

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Higher than normal blood pressure is called ___

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Contraction of the right ventricle forces blood initially into the ___

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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
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The physical principle upon which kidney dialysis is based is ___

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Which type of muscle is involuntary and lacks striations?

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Which part of the brain is used to integrate incoming information and send it to the appropriate portion of the cerebrum?

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What is the change in the difference in positive and negative ions on the outer and inner surfaces of the neurons?

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If a person has a blood pressure of 120/80, the "120" refers to the ____

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Melanin is a substance responsible for ____

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Name the tissue in which the cells are separated by a liquid.

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Spnal nerves contain ___

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Muscles are connected to bones by ___

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In the axon, the nerve impulses travel ___

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What is one word describing homeostasis?

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What does HCl activate in the stomach?

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Which respiratory organ normally allows both air and food passage?

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The air that is moved in and out with each normal breath is termed the ___

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Which portion of the respiratory tract is commonly referred to as the "throat"?

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Sysotle occurs when the heart is ___

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An increased amount of ADH leads to

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What is responsible for the storage of extra bile?

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Which are cell fragments that help initiate blood clotting?

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The entrace and exit of air into and out of the lungs is called ___

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A nerve is composed of ____

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The urethra serves what other body system in males?

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The urinary bladder is useful because it ___

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Which of the following in NOT a function of the digestive system?

ingestion
digestion
absorption
elimination of indigestible wastes
elimination of digestible wastes
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Oxygen is transported in blood most efficiently by ___

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Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

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The sodium/potassium pump is primarily responsible for the ___

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Which part of the brain contains centers for the heartbeat and respiration?

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Name the accessory glands in the digestive system.

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Which layer of the skin protects the body from bacterial infection and water loss?

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A reflex action is ___

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Food is prevented from entering the trachea by ____

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The digestive juices found in the stomach include

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In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____

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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
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The tube that transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder is the ___

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The part of the circulation involved with pumping blood to and from the lungs is the ___

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In the processing of food through the digestive tract, what is the correct order?

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Platelets initiate ___

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The pH of the stomach is usually about _