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What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
each belongs to a different nervous system |
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one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity |
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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.
During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?
small intestine |
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large intestine |
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stomach |
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esophagus |
Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.
Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:
atomic mass units |
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electrons |
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protons |
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electron shells |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.
Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?
molecule |
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atom |
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element |
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compound |
An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.
What type of cloud is responsible for fog?
cumulus |
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stratus |
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cirrus |
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cumulonimbus |
Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.