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The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.
bronchioles |
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trachea |
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pulmonary |
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diaphragm |
The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.
Plant cells are surrounded by:
a cell membrane and a cell wall |
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only a cell membrane |
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neither a cell membrane nor a cell wall |
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only a cell wall |
Animal cells are surrounded by a semipermeable membrane which allows for the transfer of water and oxygen to and from the cell. In plant cells, the cell membrane is surrounded by a somewhat rigid cell wall which provides the cell structure and support.
What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity |
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each belongs to a different nervous system |
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one controls thinking, the other controls feeling |
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one is inherited, the other is learned |
Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.
The small intestine utilizes enzymes produced where?
liver |
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all of these are correct |
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pancreas |
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small intestine |
The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Mercury and Venus |
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Mars and Jupiter |
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Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mars and Earth |
The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.