____________________ are traveling vibrations of air that consist of alternating with regions of low pressure caused by rarefaction of the molecules

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Sound waves

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A) The effect is negligible. B) It allows extra time for warming and humidifying incoming air. C) It prevents air filtration. D) It decreases the volume of air entering, to prevent possible damage to delicate respiratory surfaces by too rapid a rate of airflow. E) None of the answers are correct.

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If pure water and a solution containing a nonpenetrating solute are separated by a membrane,

a. water will diffuse by osmosis until the concentrations between the two compartments become equal. b. both water and the solute will diffuse across the membrane down their concentration gradients until a state of equilibrium is established. c. water will diffuse by osmosis until stopped by an opposing hydrostatic pressure. d. no movement will take place across the membrane. e. it is impossible to predict what will happen.

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Match the term with the best description.A. Simple squamous epithelium of capillariesB. Drain capillary networksC. Regulate blood flow into capillariesD. Do not have fenestraeE. Bypass capillary bedsContinuous capillaries

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Spongy bone makes up the majority of bone shafts in long bones.

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

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