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Which part of the respiratory system helps protect against infection?
pharynx |
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epiglottis |
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nasal cavity |
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trachea |
After air enters through the nose, it passes through the nasal cavity which filters, moistens, and warms it. Further filtering takes place in the pharynx, which also helps protect against infection, and then in the trachea which is just past the epiglottis, responsible for preventing food from entering the airway.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
atria |
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valves |
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aorta |
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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.
In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:
rivers |
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oceans |
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water table |
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runoff |
The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.
As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:
fat |
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sugars |
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starches |
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protein |
The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.
In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?
mega |
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milli |
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kilo |
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centi |
Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.