The physical movement of air into and out of the lungs is called

A) gas transport.
B) cellular respiration.
C) internal respiration.
D) pulmonary ventilation.
E) external respiration.


D) pulmonary ventilation.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following would increase the rate of mediated transport?

A. Change the shape of the binding site on the carrier molecule B. Remove the binding site on the carrier molecule C. Increase the number of available carrier molecules D. Increase the number of competitive molecules E. Fill all binding sites on carrier molecules

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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If you were examining a microscope slide containing a type of muscle tissue and observed a branching network of striated cells, each with one or two central nuclei, you could conclude that you were looking at ________ muscle.

A. cardiac B. skeletal C. osseous D. smooth E. voluntary

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