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The highest pressure occurs in which type of blood vessel?

OArteries

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The function of arteries is to…

OCarry blood away from the heart

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What is considered normal blood pressure for a young male?

O120 / 80

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Systolic pressure occurs when the…

OVentricles contract

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Name the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood

OPulmonary artery

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The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the heart is the…

OSuperior Vena Cava

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What is the largest artery in the human body?

OAorta

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What structure do veins have that help them to delivery blood back to the heart against the force of gravity?

OValves

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This structure separates the right side of the heart from the left side.

OSeptum

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This valve prevents back flow from the right ventricle to the right atrium

OTricuspid valve

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The function of the red blood cells is to…

OCarry oxygen

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The coronary artery deliveries oxygenated blood to the …

OHeart muscle

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A blocked coronary artery results in a …

OHeart Attack

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What is the function of platelets?

O Initiate blood clotting

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What is the function of white blood cells?

OFight infection (Part of Immune System)

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What can cause a heart murmur?

OWeak heart valves

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What causes the lubb-dubb sounds of the heart?

OClosing of the A-V valves

OClosing of the semilunar valves

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What are the smallest blood vessels in the body?

OCapillaries

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Which side of your heart has deoxygenated blood (blue)?

ORight

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Which chamber of your heart is the most muscular?

OLeft ventricle

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Gas exchange at the lungs occurs at the __________.

OAlveoli (or alveolus)

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The products of cellular respiration are…

OCarbon dioxide OWater OEnergy

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Which structure is used by both the digestive and respiratory systems?

OPharynx

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The smaller air tubes are called________

OBronchioles

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When you inhale the diaphragm move ________ and the ribs move ______.

ODownOOut

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The trachea divides into two __________ to delivery air to each lung.

OBronchi

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In order to have gas exchange you must have a _________ and _________ membrane.

OThinOMoist

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The _________ prevents food from entering the trachea.

OEpiglottis

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The windpipe is also called the …

OTrachea

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The voice box is also called the…

OLarynx

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What stores and secretes bile into the small intestine?

OGall bladder

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What is the wave-like contractions that move food down the esophagus?

OPeristalsis

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Where does the chemical breakdown of proteins begin?

OStomach

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What structure increases the surface area for the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine?

OVilli

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Amino acids and glucose are absorbed into these vessels.

OCapillaries

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What organ makes bile which helps break down fats?

OLiver

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Most digestion and most absorption of nutrients happens here.

OSmall Intestine

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Where does starch digestion start?

OMouth

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Absorption of water and storage of undigested food happens here.

OLarge intestines

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Name the enzyme that breaks down fat.Hint: produced by the pancreas

OLipase

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The function of bicarbonate ions made by the pancreas is to …

ONeutralize stomach acid in small intestine

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Heart burn is…

OWhen stomach acids enter the esophagus

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The digestive function of the appendix is?

Hint: This is a trick question!

ODoesn’t have a digestive function in humans

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What enzyme breaks down starch in the mouth?

OAmylase

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What is the emulsifying agent made by the liver needed to digest fat?

OBile

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What is the flap that stops food from entering the trachea?

OEpiglottis

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The structure that carries food from the mouth to the stomach is …

OThe esophagus

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What is the enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein?

OPepsin

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Where is the site of food ingestion?

OThe mouth