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In humans, digestion of starches begins in the ____
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What is the function of sodium bicarbonate in the digestive tract?
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Which type of cell is used to carry oxygen in the blood?
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The sodium/potassium pump is primarily responsible for the ___
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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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The Adam's apple is actually a part of the ___
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The blood that enters the coronary artery comes from the ___
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The alveoli are kept open by ____ so that gas exchange can take place.
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The air that is moved in and out with each normal breath is termed the ___
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The pH of the stomach is usually about _
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Trace the path of an inhaled air molecule.
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Which blood vessels will have walls only one cell thick?
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What is the function of muscle tissue?
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What are the basic types of tissue?
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Excretion is a process in which ___ is removed from the body.
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Oxygen is transported in blood most efficiently by ___
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Sysotle occurs when the heart is ___
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The urinary bladder is useful because it ___
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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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In the axon, the nerve impulses travel ___
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An increased amount of ADH leads to
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Platelets initiate ___
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The ____ capillaries are enclosed by the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule.
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Which type of muscle is involuntary and lacks striations?
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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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The pacemaker of the heart is termed the
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Which molecule is responsible for the waterproofing of the skin?
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Dendrites carry impulses ___
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The main function of the cerebrospinal fluid is protection of ___
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Higher than normal blood pressure is called ___
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The membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord are called ___
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Name the accessory glands in the digestive system.
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Neurtransmitters are molecules that cross the synaptic cleft and either excite or inihibit the ____
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Expired air will contain ____ than inspired air.
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What is the function of connective tissue?
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Which part of the brain contains centers for the heartbeat and respiration?
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The tube that transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder is the ___
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The ___ functions to store food, kill bacteria, and partially digest proteins.
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Reabsorption occurs in the ____ of the nephron
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In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____
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The urethra serves what other body system in males?
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Which is not a major function of the respiratory tract?
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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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Which portion of the respiratory tract is commonly referred to as the "throat"?
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Which layer of the skin protects the body from bacterial infection and water loss?
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Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for vision?
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Which are cell fragments that help initiate blood clotting?
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Water is absorbed primarily by the ___
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The part of the skin that has adipose tissue to help insulate the body is the ___
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What does HCl activate in the stomach?
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Muscles are connected to bones by ___
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The microscopic anatomical unit of excretion found in the kidney is the ___
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The vocal cords are found in the ___
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In the processing of food through the digestive tract, what is the correct order?
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The blood vessel that provides oxygen to the heart tissue is the ___
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What is the function of the nervous tissues?
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In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____
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What is responsible for the storage of extra bile?
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Microvilli forma brush border on the cells of the ___
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A reflex action is ___
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Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
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What is the function of the epithelial?
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Nitrogenous wastes are produced by the ___
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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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Villi serve to ___
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A nerve is composed of ____
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Heartburn occurs when ____
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Which respiratory organ normally allows both air and food passage?
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The primary function of the spiinal cord involve ____ between brain and spinal nerve.
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Most of the carbon dioxide transported in the plasma is in the form of ___
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Contraction of the right ventricle forces blood initially into the ___
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If a person has a blood pressure of 120/80, the "120" refers to the ____
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Which of the following in NOT a function of the digestive system?
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Which part of the respiratory system is composed of C-shaped cartilaginous rings and cilia?
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The glomerular capsule ____
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What is one word describing homeostasis?
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The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood occurs by the process of ___
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The part of the circulation involved with pumping blood to and from the lungs is the ___
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Red blood cells are red due to ____
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The type of respiration in which ATP is produced is called ___
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The physical principle upon which kidney dialysis is based is ___
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Spnal nerves contain ___
