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Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:
capillaries |
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plasma |
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arterioles |
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veins |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
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frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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minerals |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
The universal recipient blood type can recieve any other blood type. Which blood type is the universal recipient?
AB-positive |
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O-negative |
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O |
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AB |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.
Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?
radiation |
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convection |
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conduction |
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reflection |
Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.
Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:
electron shells |
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atomic mass units |
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electrons |
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protons |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.