Question 1

The letter "B" in the above figure represents a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​kidney 
B)  ​urethra 
C)  ​urinary bladder 
D)  ​ureter 
E)  ​Bowman's capsule 
A)  ​kidney 
B)  ​urethra 
C)  ​urinary bladder 
D)  ​ureter 
E)  ​Bowman's capsule

Question 2

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four regions of a nephron listed below.​
-Sodium ions are actively transported out from this region.

Accepted Answer

A) Bowman's capsule 
B) ​proximal tubule 
C) ​descending portion of loop of Henle 
D) ​distal tubule 
A) Bowman's capsule 
B) ​proximal tubule 
C) ​descending portion of loop of Henle 
D) ​distal tubule

Question 3

In humans, the thirst center is located in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​adrenal cortex 
B)  ​hypothalamus 
C)  ​anterior pituitary 
D)  ​pons 
E)  ​thymus 
A)  ​adrenal cortex 
B)  ​hypothalamus 
C)  ​anterior pituitary 
D)  ​pons 
E)  ​thymus

Question 4

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​
-ectothermic​

Accepted Answer

A) do not maintain the same body temperature at all times; are capable of internal heat production​ 
B) ​​heat energy is released to the air when liquid water converts to gaseous form 
C) bulk flow of protein-free plasma from capillaries into Bowman's capsule 
D) ​animals with more or less constant body temperature 
E) ​emission of heat from body surface when environmental temperature is lower than the body temperature
F)​movement of ions from peritubular capillaries into nephron tubules
G)​loss of too much body heat
H)​heat next to the body's surface undergoes mass transport by air or water currents
I)active and passive transport of solutes from peritubular capillaries into the glomerular capillaries​
J)​a long, slender, tubular unit in the vertebrate kidney that forms urine
K)​body temperatures rise and fall with environmental changes
L)​secreted by adrenal glands; influences sodium reabsorption
M)​passive transport of water; active and passive transport of solutes out of the nephron into peritubular capillaries
N)​heat energy is transferred from high to low temperature regions due to collisions between adjacent molecules
O)​released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary in response to hypothalamic signals
P)toxic substances are extracted from blood circulating in cellophane tubes suspended in a warm-water bath
Q)​erection of hairs and feathers by smooth muscles in the skin 
A) do not maintain the same body temperature at all times; are capable of internal heat production​ 
B) ​​heat energy is released to the air when liquid water converts to gaseous form 
C) bulk flow of protein-free plasma from capillaries into Bowman's capsule 
D) ​animals with more or less constant body temperature 
E) ​emission of heat from body surface when environmental temperature is lower than the body temperature
F)​movement of ions from peritubular capillaries into nephron tubules
G)​loss of too much body heat
H)​heat next to the body's surface undergoes mass transport by air or water currents
I)active and passive transport of solutes from peritubular capillaries into the glomerular capillaries​
J)​a long, slender, tubular unit in the vertebrate kidney that forms urine
K)​body temperatures rise and fall with environmental changes
L)​secreted by adrenal glands; influences sodium reabsorption
M)​passive transport of water; active and passive transport of solutes out of the nephron into peritubular capillaries
N)​heat energy is transferred from high to low temperature regions due to collisions between adjacent molecules
O)​released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary in response to hypothalamic signals
P)toxic substances are extracted from blood circulating in cellophane tubes suspended in a warm-water bath
Q)​erection of hairs and feathers by smooth muscles in the skin

Question 5

Acidic urine can indicate ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​pregnancy 
B)  ​intoxication 
C)  ​toxins and drugs 
D)  metabolic problems​ 
E)  ​infection 
A)  ​pregnancy 
B)  ​intoxication 
C)  ​toxins and drugs 
D)  metabolic problems​ 
E)  ​infection

Question 6

Which process causes loss of heat by transforming liquid water into a gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conduction 
B)  ​radiation. 
C)  ​convection 
D)  ​metabolism 
E)  ​evaporation 
A)  ​conduction 
B)  ​radiation. 
C)  ​convection 
D)  ​metabolism 
E)  ​evaporation

Question 7

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four regions of a nephron listed below.​
-The glomerular capillaries are intimately associated with this structure.

Accepted Answer

A) Bowman's capsule 
B) ​proximal tubule 
C) ​descending portion of loop of Henle 
D) ​distal tubule 
A) Bowman's capsule 
B) ​proximal tubule 
C) ​descending portion of loop of Henle 
D) ​distal tubule

Question 8

The primary thermostat of the body is located in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​pons 
B)  hypothalamus​ 
C)  ​medulla oblongata 
D)  ​thymus 
E)  ​thyroid gland 
A)  ​pons 
B)  hypothalamus​ 
C)  ​medulla oblongata 
D)  ​thymus 
E)  ​thyroid gland

Question 9

Provide some of the adaptations that allowed animals to adapt to life on dry land.

Accepted Answer

​On dry land, water conservation is an e

Question 10

Why is high blood pressure damaging to the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

​The millions of nephrons within the kid

Question 11

-In the above illustration of fluid regulation in an earthworm, the letter "B" represents which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  the excretory pore​ 
B)  the nephridium 
C)  ​the storage bladder 
D)  the ureter 
E)  ​funnel to collect fluid 
A)  the excretory pore​ 
B)  the nephridium 
C)  ​the storage bladder 
D)  the ureter 
E)  ​funnel to collect fluid

Question 12

The cluster of capillaries in a Bowman's capsule is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​loop of Henle 
B)  ​glomerulus 
C)  ​distal tubule 
D)  ​proximal tubule 
E)  ​afferent vessel 
A)  ​loop of Henle 
B)  ​glomerulus 
C)  ​distal tubule 
D)  ​proximal tubule 
E)  ​afferent vessel

Question 13

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​
-evaporation

Accepted Answer

A) do not maintain the same body temperature at all times; are capable of internal heat production​ 
B) ​​heat energy is released to the air when liquid water converts to gaseous form 
C) bulk flow of protein-free plasma from capillaries into Bowman's capsule 
D) ​animals with more or less constant body temperature 
E) ​emission of heat from body surface when environmental temperature is lower than the body temperature
F)​movement of ions from peritubular capillaries into nephron tubules
G)​loss of too much body heat
H)​heat next to the body's surface undergoes mass transport by air or water currents
I)active and passive transport of solutes from peritubular capillaries into the glomerular capillaries​
J)​a long, slender, tubular unit in the vertebrate kidney that forms urine
K)​body temperatures rise and fall with environmental changes
L)​secreted by adrenal glands; influences sodium reabsorption
M)​passive transport of water; active and passive transport of solutes out of the nephron into peritubular capillaries
N)​heat energy is transferred from high to low temperature regions due to collisions between adjacent molecules
O)​released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary in response to hypothalamic signals
P)toxic substances are extracted from blood circulating in cellophane tubes suspended in a warm-water bath
Q)​erection of hairs and feathers by smooth muscles in the skin 
A) do not maintain the same body temperature at all times; are capable of internal heat production​ 
B) ​​heat energy is released to the air when liquid water converts to gaseous form 
C) bulk flow of protein-free plasma from capillaries into Bowman's capsule 
D) ​animals with more or less constant body temperature 
E) ​emission of heat from body surface when environmental temperature is lower than the body temperature
F)​movement of ions from peritubular capillaries into nephron tubules
G)​loss of too much body heat
H)​heat next to the body's surface undergoes mass transport by air or water currents
I)active and passive transport of solutes from peritubular capillaries into the glomerular capillaries​
J)​a long, slender, tubular unit in the vertebrate kidney that forms urine
K)​body temperatures rise and fall with environmental changes
L)​secreted by adrenal glands; influences sodium reabsorption
M)​passive transport of water; active and passive transport of solutes out of the nephron into peritubular capillaries
N)​heat energy is transferred from high to low temperature regions due to collisions between adjacent molecules
O)​released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary in response to hypothalamic signals
P)toxic substances are extracted from blood circulating in cellophane tubes suspended in a warm-water bath
Q)​erection of hairs and feathers by smooth muscles in the skin

Question 14

Ectothermic animals regulate their body temperature by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​adjusting their metabolism 
B)  ​relying on insulation such as feathers 
C)  ​growing hair 
D)  ​foraging for food 
E)  ​altering their position 
A)  ​adjusting their metabolism 
B)  ​relying on insulation such as feathers 
C)  ​growing hair 
D)  ​foraging for food 
E)  ​altering their position

Question 15

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​
-cold response

Accepted Answer

A) do not maintain the same body temperature at all times; are capable of internal heat production​ 
B) ​​heat energy is released to the air when liquid water converts to gaseous form 
C) bulk flow of protein-free plasma from capillaries into Bowman's capsule 
D) ​animals with more or less constant body temperature 
E) ​emission of heat from body surface when environmental temperature is lower than the body temperature
F)​movement of ions from peritubular capillaries into nephron tubules
G)​loss of too much body heat
H)​heat next to the body's surface undergoes mass transport by air or water currents
I)active and passive transport of solutes from peritubular capillaries into the glomerular capillaries​
J)​a long, slender, tubular unit in the vertebrate kidney that forms urine
K)​body temperatures rise and fall with environmental changes
L)​secreted by adrenal glands; influences sodium reabsorption
M)​passive transport of water; active and passive transport of solutes out of the nephron into peritubular capillaries
N)​heat energy is transferred from high to low temperature regions due to collisions between adjacent molecules
O)​released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary in response to hypothalamic signals
P)toxic substances are extracted from blood circulating in cellophane tubes suspended in a warm-water bath
Q)​erection of hairs and feathers by smooth muscles in the skin 
A) do not maintain the same body temperature at all times; are capable of internal heat production​ 
B) ​​heat energy is released to the air when liquid water converts to gaseous form 
C) bulk flow of protein-free plasma from capillaries into Bowman's capsule 
D) ​animals with more or less constant body temperature 
E) ​emission of heat from body surface when environmental temperature is lower than the body temperature
F)​movement of ions from peritubular capillaries into nephron tubules
G)​loss of too much body heat
H)​heat next to the body's surface undergoes mass transport by air or water currents
I)active and passive transport of solutes from peritubular capillaries into the glomerular capillaries​
J)​a long, slender, tubular unit in the vertebrate kidney that forms urine
K)​body temperatures rise and fall with environmental changes
L)​secreted by adrenal glands; influences sodium reabsorption
M)​passive transport of water; active and passive transport of solutes out of the nephron into peritubular capillaries
N)​heat energy is transferred from high to low temperature regions due to collisions between adjacent molecules
O)​released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary in response to hypothalamic signals
P)toxic substances are extracted from blood circulating in cellophane tubes suspended in a warm-water bath
Q)​erection of hairs and feathers by smooth muscles in the skin

Question 16

-The region where filtration occurs is indicated by the letter(s) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​A 
B)  ​B 
C)  ​C 
D)  ​D 
E)  ​A and D 
A)  ​A 
B)  ​B 
C)  ​C 
D)  ​D 
E)  ​A and D

Question 17

-In the above illustration of fluid regulation in a planarian, the letter "A" represents which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nucleus of the flame cell 
B)  ​small capillaries that allow water to freely diffuse into the planarian 
C)  ​sexual reproductive organ 
D)  ​cilia to draw fluid into the planarian 
E)  ​funnel to collect fluid 
A)  ​nucleus of the flame cell 
B)  ​small capillaries that allow water to freely diffuse into the planarian 
C)  ​sexual reproductive organ 
D)  ​cilia to draw fluid into the planarian 
E)  ​funnel to collect fluid

Question 18

Maintaining the volume and composition of extracellular fluid is an essential aspect of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Maintaining the volume and composition of extracellular...

Question 19

Protein breakdown produces ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nitrogen gas 
B)  ​carbon dioxide 
C)  ​ammonia 
D)  ​carbon monoxide 
E)  ​oxygen 
A)  ​nitrogen gas 
B)  ​carbon dioxide 
C)  ​ammonia 
D)  ​carbon monoxide 
E)  ​oxygen

Question 20

Marine bony fish __________ water by osmosis, while freshwater bony fish __________ water by osmosis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Marine bony fish __________ water by osmosis,...

Exam 40: Maintaining the Internal Environment

The letter "B" in the above figure represents a(n) _____.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four regions of a nephron listed below.​ -Sodium ions are actively transported out from this region.

In humans, the thirst center is located in the ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -ectothermic​

Acidic urine can indicate ____.

Which process causes loss of heat by transforming liquid water into a gas?

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four regions of a nephron listed below.​ -The glomerular capillaries are intimately associated with this structure.

The primary thermostat of the body is located in the ____.

Provide some of the adaptations that allowed animals to adapt to life on dry land.

Why is high blood pressure damaging to the kidneys?

-In the above illustration of fluid regulation in an earthworm, the letter "B" represents which of the following?​

The cluster of capillaries in a Bowman's capsule is called the ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -evaporation

Ectothermic animals regulate their body temperature by ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.​ -cold response

-The region where filtration occurs is indicated by the letter(s) ____.

-In the above illustration of fluid regulation in a planarian, the letter "A" represents which of the following?​

Maintaining the volume and composition of extracellular fluid is an essential aspect of __________.

Protein breakdown produces ____.

Marine bony fish __________ water by osmosis, while freshwater bony fish __________ water by osmosis.

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts - Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Gene Control

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizating Information About Species

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses - Bacteria - and Archaea

Protists - the Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution - the Invertibrates

Animal Evolution - the Chordates

Human Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Filters

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four regions of a nephron listed below. -Sodium ions are actively transported out from this region.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -ectothermic

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four regions of a nephron listed below. -The glomerular capillaries are intimately associated with this structure.

-In the above illustration of fluid regulation in an earthworm, the letter "B" represents which of the following?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -evaporation

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -cold response

-In the above illustration of fluid regulation in a planarian, the letter "A" represents which of the following?

Marine bony fish water by osmosis, while freshwater bony fish water by osmosis.