Chemical Basis of Life | Cardiovascular System | Digestive System | Respiratory System | Random |
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A nucleus, protons. neutrons, electrons
What is an atom made of?
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An artery
Where is blood pressure the highest?
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accessory organs
What are the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and pancreas considered?
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Respiration
What is the process of the atmosphere and body cells exchanging gases?
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Chemistry
What is the branch of science that deals with the composition of substances?
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
What four elements are most plentiful in the human body?
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heart action, blood volume, viscosity, peripheral resistance
What are the four factors that influence blood pressure?
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Enamel
What is the material that covers the crown of the teeth?
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Intercostals
What are the other muscles that normally act to change the size of the thorax?
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Opening and closing of heart valves
What are hearts sounds the result of?
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Denatured
What happens when an egg white hardens when exposed to eat, it has been?
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Pulmonary artery
What vessel carries deoxygenated blood?
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Incisors
What parts of the teeth are destroyed by dental caries?
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Glottis and epiglottis
What are the portions of the larynx that prevent foreign objects from entering the trachea?
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mixing, propelling
What are the two basic types of movement of the alimentary canal?
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A positive and negative ion attracting each other
How is an ionic bond created?
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Capillary
What is the vessel that participates directly in the exchange of substances between the cell and the blood?
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Mucosa
What is the layer of the wall of the alimentary canal that is formed of surface epithelium and protects underlying tissue while carrying on absorption and secretion?
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Tidal Volume
What is the amount of air that enters and leaves the lungs during a normal, quiet respiration?
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left atrium
Where do the pulmonary veins enter?
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Synthesis, decomposition
What are the two major types of chemical reactions?
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muscle fibers
What is Starling's Law related to?
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Sexual Activity
How is type A hepatitis transmitted?
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stretch receptors in the bronchioles and alveoli
How are inflation reflexes activated?
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brachiocephalic artery, common carotid artery, left subclavian artery
What are the arteries that originate from the arch of the aorta?
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