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The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
aorta |
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valves |
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ventricles |
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atria |
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 is the body's largest artery?
capillary |
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arteriole |
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vena cava |
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aorta |
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.
Which is the proper order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the surface up to space?
mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
The troposphere is the closest layer to Earth, followed by the stratosphere, mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere which borders space.
Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
meteorites |
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meteors |
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meteoroids |
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shooting stars |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.
central |
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autonomic |
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peripheral |
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somatic |
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.