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If you have your blood pressure read and it is 115/75, your systolic pressure is 115 75 190 40 1.5.
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If you have your blood pressure read and it is 115/75, your systolic pressure is 11575190401.5
All of the following are function of the circulatory system EXCEPTnutrient and waste transportsynthesis of red and white blood cellsoxygen and carbon dioxide transporttemperature maintenancehormone transport
Oxygenated blood leaves the heart via thepulmonary veinpulmonary arteryvena cavaaortarespiratory circuit
Water that diffuses out of the blood plasma is returned to the cardiovascular system by the lymphatic systemhepatic portal veinaortamegakaryocytesseptum
Materials are exchanged between the blood and the surrounding tissues in thearteriesveinscapillariesall of the abovenone of the above
What part of a bird has very few blood vessels, thus they do not need to keep warm.a. just feet/legs b. just bills/beaks c. feet, legs, bills & beaks d. none of the above
Polychaetes have a ______________ circulatory system.bloodlessclosedlacunaropen
Which vessels have one way valves to keep the blood flowing in one direction?veinsarteriescapillarieslymph vesselsaorta
Which of the following is an arthropod that uses tracheae for breathing?earthwormgrasshoppercnidarianplatyhelminthesnematode
The lungs are covered with a thin smooth membrane called the pleural membraneplasma membranemeningesmyelin sheathbursa sac
In mammals, the site for gas exchange takes place in thebronchibronchiolesalveolidiaphragmtrachea
The majority of carbon dioxide is transported in the blood attached to hemoglobinbound to oxygendissolved in the plasmaas carbon monoxide in the red blood cellsas bicarbonate (carbonic acid) in the red blood cells
The respiratory control center of humans is located in the blood-brain barrieralveolierythrocytesbrainstem (medulla oblongata)trachea
Which of the following respiratory systems is most efficient at obtaining oxygen from the surrounding environment?mammal lungsreptile lungsamphibian lungsbird lungsfish gills
The oxygen content of dry air in the atmosphereis about 78.1%is about 21.0 %is about .03 %varies depending on the altitudevaries depending on the amount of air in the atmosphere
When an amphibian’s jaw drops and forms a vacuum for air to rush in its calledbuccopharyngeal respirationcutaneous respirationbuccal pumping
Gas exchange between the blood of horseshoe crabs and seawater occurs throughfilamentous gillsbook lungsalveolar lungsbook gillsdermal branchiae
Exchange of gases in Cnidarians usually occurs by the process ofmeiosisrespirationdiffusionosmosis
During muscle contraction, which of the following shortens?Z linesSarcomereActin and myosinAll of the aboveNone of the above
Muscles are connected to bones bycross-bridgesligamentstendonssuturesmarrow
When muscles contract, which bones move?bones attached to the insertion end of the musclesbones attached to the origin end of the musclesany bones attached anywhere to the musclesnone; muscles can’t move bonesall of the above
Which of the following is NOT part of the appendicular skeleton?pectoral girdlepelvic girdleclaviclecraniumall of the above are appendicular
What is attached to Z lines in a sarcomere?myosin headsactin filamentsmyosin tailscross-bridgesneurons
The fastest and strongest fish have the most muscularcaudal pedunclepectoral and pelvic finsclaspersoperculum
Turbellarians glide over substrates using _________ and muscular undulations.ciliaparapodiapseudopodiaflagella
The ___________ serves as an inlet into the water vascular system of a sea star. Tiedemann bodyPolian vesicleRadial canalMadreporiteRing canal
Of the following structures found in sea stars, which one is also present in brittle stars?pedicellariaetube feetdermal branchiaeaboral madreporiteampullae
The crustacean abdominal appendages that are used for swimming are calledscaphopodsperiopodspleopodsmaxillipedschilipeds
Nerve impulses are normally carried toward a neuron cell body by the neuron’s synaptic cleftaxonmyelin sheathhormonesdendrites
Neurotransmitters are released from vesicles at the cell bodydendritecell nucleuspostsynaptic membranepresynaptic membrane
In humans and other primates, the hemispheres of the cerebrum are connected by a nerve tract called the ponsnerve netthalamuscerebral cortexcorpus callosum
Which of the following should have the slowest conduction velocity?a myelinated, large diameter nervea myelinated, small diameter nervean unmyelinated, large diameter nervean unmyelinated, small diameter nervethey would all have the same
Polychaetes have a specialized structure, the _____________, which is dorsal and anterior to the mouth and is sensory in function.gnathostomeprostomiumperistomiumprotostomepygidium
Sensory receptors called __________ occur in the arthropod exoskeleton in the form of pegs, bristles, and lenses.sensillatactilesolfactors cirripalps
Caecilians rely the most on which sensesightsmell/tastehearingtouching
The junction between a neuron and its target cell is called a synapseneurotransmitternode of Ranvierthresholdvoltage-gated channel
The role of the Na/K pump in the nervous system is tomaintain proper ionic concentration gradients across the neuron membranegenerate the nerve impulse when the neuron is stimulatedtransmit the nerve impulse across the synaptic cleft between neuronsprovide a source of Na and K by splitting NaCl and other appropriate molecules
The myelin sheath is formed by ______, which wrap around the axons of some neurons.Schwann cellscell bodiesNodes of Ranvierdendritessynapses
Osmoregulation is a major function of the kidneys and what other structure in fishskinrectal glandsgillsfins
__________ are the excretory organs of most polychaetes.ChlorogoguesMetanephridiaOsphradiaNuchal glandsOmmatidia
The tube that leads from the kidney to the bladder is called the loop of Henlecollecting ductsnephronureter
Aquatic organisms that are hypoosmotic relative to the surrounding water tend to gain water from the environmentgain salts from the environmentboth of the abovenone of the above
Marine reptiles eliminate excess salts through theirsalt glands in their headskidneysgeneral body surface (skin)all of the abovenone of the above
While aquatic arachnids utilize coxal glands for excretion, most terrestrial forms use _____________ ___________ which conserves water.nephridia tubesmalpighian tubulesdiffusion glandsgreen glandsantennal glands
Contractile vacuoles in freshwater protozoans function toremove excess waterremove the nitrogen wastescapture preyincrease the efficiency movementdestroy bacteria
The osmoregulatory organs of turbellarians are calledkidneysmetanephridiaprotonephridiacontractile vacuoles
Filtrate moves into the Bowman’s capsule from the collecting ductglomerulusloop of Henleproximal convoluted tubuledistal convoluted tubule