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In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.
pulmonary |
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aorta |
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atrial |
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capillary |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
autonomic |
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spinal cord |
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medulla |
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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.
In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?
eukaryota |
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animalia |
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archaea |
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bacteria |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
Which of these layers is found directly below the Earth's crust?
outer core |
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continents |
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mantle |
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inner core |
The crust is the Earth's outermost layer and is divided into oceanic and continental types. Oceanic crust is 3 miles (5 km) to 6 miles (10 km) thick and is composed primarily of denser rock. Continental crust is 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km) thick and composed primarily of less dense rock. The crust makes up approximately one percent of the Earth's total volume.
The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
stratosphere |
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thermosphere |
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troposphere |
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mesosphere |
Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.