Elimination of excess water, salts, and waste products are functions of the ________ system
A) endocrine
B) digestive
C) respiratory
D) urinary
E) lymphatic
Answer: D
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A ________ is a rounded passageway for passage of blood vessels and/or nerves
A) sinus B) fossa C) meatus D) foramen E) cavernosa
What is another term for the neurohypophysis?
a. anterior pituitary b. posterior pituitary c. hypophysis d. adenohypophysis e. hypothalamus
Match each term with its definition or description.
a. external respiration b. internal respiration c. diaphragm d. abdominal muscles e. oxyhemoglobin f. bicarbonate ion g. tidal volume h. vital capacity i. aortic bodies j. stretch receptors k. pulmonary ventilation l. dyspnea m. residual volume n. eupnea 1. _____ Muscle(s) that is (are) important in inspiration 2. _____ Form in which oxygen is carried in the blood 3. _____ Amount of air moved in and out of the lung during normal, quiet breathing 4. _____ Inhibits inspiration in the inflated lung 5. _____ Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lung 6. _____ Muscle(s) that is (are) important in forced expiration 7. _____ Form in which carbon dioxide is carried in the blood 8. _____ Chemoreceptors that respond to an increase in blood acidity levels 9. _____ TV + IRV + ERV = 10. _____ Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the tissue cells of the body 11. _____ Labored or difficult breathing 12. _____ Another term for breathing 13. _____ Air that remains in the lung after the most forceful expiration 14. _____ Normal respiration
Which property of water is significant in children born prematurely because it causes the air sacs to collapse in the lungs, making breathing difficult?
a. specific heat b. water reactivity c. surface tension d. capillary action