| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.60 |
| Score | 0% | 72% |
__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
shingles |
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diabetes |
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anemia |
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scurvy |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?
fiber |
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fats |
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carbohydrates |
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protein |
Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.
The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?
the northern lights |
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seasons |
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tides |
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day and night cycle |
Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
cartilage |
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vertebra |
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tendons |
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ligaments |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
Which of these does not contain oxygenated blood?
pulmonary vein |
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right atrium |
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left ventricle |
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aorta |
To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.