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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 66% |
Which of blood component fights infection?
platelets |
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plasma |
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red blood cells |
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white blood cells |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?
none of these is a medium for sound waves |
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vacuum |
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liquid |
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solid |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
atria |
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valves |
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ventricles |
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aorta |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
medulla |
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spinal cord |
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autonomic |
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cerebrum |
The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.
pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. A solution with a pH of 4 is:
neutral |
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alkaline |
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acidic |
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basic |
An acid is a substance that gives up positively charged hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water. A base (alkaline) gives up negatively charged hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water. pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. Numbered from 0 to 14, solutions with a pH of 7 are neutral, less than 7 are acidic, more than 7 are alkaline.