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The respiratory and circulatory systems are similar in that they:
add carbon dioxide |
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deoxygenate blood |
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transport oxygen |
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transport nutrients |
Like the respiratory system, the circulatory system serves to transport oxygen throughout the body while removing carbon dioxide. In addition, the circulatory system transports nutrients from the digestive system.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
aorta |
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atria |
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ventricles |
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valves |
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.
Cirrus clouds generally occur in what kind of weather?
hot |
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freezing |
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stormy |
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fair |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?
32°F |
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absolute zero |
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0K |
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-273°C |
Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.
Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?
breaking down proteins |
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breaking down starches |
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breaking down fats |
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absorbing nutrients |
Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.