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The two heart chambers that collect blood are called:
aorta |
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valves |
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atria |
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ventricles |
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.
Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.
somatic |
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peripheral |
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autonomic |
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central |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.
Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?
-273°C |
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absolute zero |
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0K |
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32°F |
Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.
Which of these does not contain oxygenated blood?
right atrium |
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pulmonary vein |
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aorta |
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left ventricle |
To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
tendons |
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ligaments |
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cartilage |
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vertebra |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).