Biology

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When you examine fluid that you have drawn from a blood vessel, you find that it is relatively high in carbon dioxide and waste products. Assuming that the fluid comes from a healthy individual, you conclude that the blood vessel from which you have drawn the blood could have been __________.

[removed]	a venule
[removed]	an artery
[removed]	an arteriole
[removed]	the aorta
[removed]	either an artery or an arteriole

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White blood cells play a particularly important role in __________.

[removed]	carrying oxygen
[removed]	carrying carbon dioxide
[removed]	blood clotting
[removed]	hemoglobin transport
[removed]	fighting infections

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25 of 45

Temperature regulation, hormone distribution, and exchanging nutrients and wastes with the interstitial fluid are all functions of the _____ system.

[removed]	respiratory
[removed]	digestive
[removed]	immune
[removed]	circulatory
[removed]	nervous

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Animals need oxygen because it __________.

[removed]	plays a role in obtaining energy from food
[removed]	counterbalances the CO2 in the atmosphere
[removed]	helps animals synthesize proteins
[removed]	is necessary to make CO2
[removed]	is needed to deliver hemoglobin to all the cells in the body

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27 of 45

In the human respiratory system, gas exchange occurs across the cells of the _____.

[removed]	diaphragm
[removed]	trachea
[removed]	bronchi
[removed]	pharynx
[removed]	alveoli

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28 of 45

When you hold your breath, which of the following blood gas changes leads initially to the urge to breathe again?

[removed]	rising oxygen level
[removed]	rising carbon dioxide level
[removed]	falling oxygen level
[removed]	falling carbon dioxide level
[removed]	both rising carbon dioxide level and falling oxygen levels

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Which of the following is one of the body’s first lines of defense against infection?

[removed]	a group of nonspecific antibodies
[removed]	several nonspecific amino acid toxins
[removed]	several nonspecific obstacles such as skin and mucous membranes
[removed]	increased production of certain hormones and changes in the blood circulation
[removed]	an increasing in the breathing rate

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30 of 45

When you cut yourself, the damaged cells immediately release which of the following chemical alarm signals?

[removed]	interferon
[removed]	complement
[removed]	histamine
[removed]	pyrogens
[removed]	anti-interferon

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Why do diseases involving widespread infection usually result in a fever?

[removed]	The rapid multiplication of the invading microorganisms results in extra heat production.
[removed]	The inflammatory and immune responses result in extra heat production.
[removed]	The invading microorganisms trick the brain’s temperature control center into raising the temperature so they can grow better.
[removed]	The brain’s temperature control center responds to inflammation by creating a hot environment unfavorable to microorganisms.
[removed]	Fevers insure that you will stay in bed longer so that your body can recover from the illness.

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32 of 45

The appendix, bone marrow, thymus, and spleen are all parts of the __________ system.

[removed]	immune
[removed]	circulatory
[removed]	excretory
[removed]	renal
[removed]	digestive

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Antibodies __________.

[removed]	are shaped like the letter B
[removed]	are generalists in that any antibody can bind to any antigen
[removed]	consist of three polypeptide chains
[removed]	assist in destroying particular antigens
[removed]	All of the above are true

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Hormones regulate __________.

[removed]	growth
[removed]	reproduction
[removed]	water balance
[removed]	metabolism
[removed]	all of the above

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Which of the following best describes the relationship of insulin to glucagon?

[removed]	They work together to prepare the body to deal with stress.
[removed]	Insulin stimulates the pancreas to secrete glucagon.
[removed]	High levels of insulin inhibit pancreatic secretion of glucagon.
[removed]	They are antagonistic hormones.
[removed]	Insulin is a steroid hormone; glucagon is a protein hormone.

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What moves the human egg through the oviduct?

[removed]	the beating of the egg’s cilia
[removed]	the beating of the egg’s flagella
[removed]	rhythmic contractions of the oviduct
[removed]	rhythmic contractions of the uterus
[removed]	the beating of cilia in the oviduct

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In a human male reproductive system:

[removed]	a circumcision removes a portion of the scrotum.
[removed]	the vas deferens conducts sperm between the testis and epididymis.
[removed]	the sperm travel through the urethra during ejaculation.
[removed]	sperm mature in the prostate gland.
[removed]	sperm are produced in the bladder and released through the scrotum.

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A vaccine contains __________.

[removed]	a killed pathogen
[removed]	weakened pathogen
[removed]	non-infective fragments of a pathogen
[removed]	all of the above may be used in a vaccine
[removed]	Vaccines only contain genetically-modified virus particles