Question 1

The alternate name for the mitral valve is

Accepted Answer

A) the left atrioventricular valve. 
B) the aortic semilunar valve. 
C) the tricuspid valve. 
D) the right atrioventricular valve. 
E) the pulmonary semilunar valve. 
A) the left atrioventricular valve. 
B) the aortic semilunar valve. 
C) the tricuspid valve. 
D) the right atrioventricular valve. 
E) the pulmonary semilunar valve.

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to heart pains?

Accepted Answer

A) atherosclerosis 
B) arteriosclerosis 
C) angina pectoris 
D) myocardial infarction 
E) aortic dissection 
A) atherosclerosis 
B) arteriosclerosis 
C) angina pectoris 
D) myocardial infarction 
E) aortic dissection

Question 3

If an animal has an open circulatory system, it will not have

Accepted Answer

A) a heart. 
B) respiratory organs. 
C) oxygen-carrying pigments. 
D) transport of nutrients. 
E) capillaries. 
A) a heart. 
B) respiratory organs. 
C) oxygen-carrying pigments. 
D) transport of nutrients. 
E) capillaries.

Question 4

Which of the following is not involved in vasodilation or vasoconstriction?

Accepted Answer

A) hot or cold temperatures 
B) hormones 
C) oxygen supply 
D) nitric oxide 
E) angiotensin 
A) hot or cold temperatures 
B) hormones 
C) oxygen supply 
D) nitric oxide 
E) angiotensin

Question 5

Only ______ have a lung designed so that air can flow through them in one direction.

Accepted Answer

A) a few fish 
B) amphibians 
C) birds 
D) mammals 
E) insects 
A) a few fish 
B) amphibians 
C) birds 
D) mammals 
E) insects

Question 6

The ancestral lung of fish has developed into a unique structure used for another important function. What is this function?

Accepted Answer

A) respiration 
B) buoyancy 
C) lymph circulation 
D) excretion of uric acid 
E) excretion of urea 
A) respiration 
B) buoyancy 
C) lymph circulation 
D) excretion of uric acid 
E) excretion of urea

Question 7

As a fish forces water across its gill, the blood flowing through the gill

Accepted Answer

A) picks up O2 over the whole route of exchange. 
B) picks up O2 during the first half of the exchange path, then equilibrates. 
C) picks up O2 over the second half of the exchange route only. 
D) removes O2 from the gill and then releases most of its O2 back to the gill. 
E) releases O2 over the whole route of exchange. 
A) picks up O2 over the whole route of exchange. 
B) picks up O2 during the first half of the exchange path, then equilibrates. 
C) picks up O2 over the second half of the exchange route only. 
D) removes O2 from the gill and then releases most of its O2 back to the gill. 
E) releases O2 over the whole route of exchange.

Question 8

In insects, oxygen passes from the ______ to the tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) cuticle of the epidermis to the blood 
B) tracheae directly 
C) tracheae to the blood 
D) lungs to the blood 
E) gills to the blood 
A) cuticle of the epidermis to the blood 
B) tracheae directly 
C) tracheae to the blood 
D) lungs to the blood 
E) gills to the blood

Question 9

The most important function of the globin (protein)portion of a hemoglobin molecule is to

Accepted Answer

A) directly bind oxygen. 
B) promote binding of oxygen to the heme group. 
C) allow release of oxygen from the heme group. 
D) facilitate the reaction of CO2 and H2O. 
E) cause constriction of the capillaries. 
A) directly bind oxygen. 
B) promote binding of oxygen to the heme group. 
C) allow release of oxygen from the heme group. 
D) facilitate the reaction of CO2 and H2O. 
E) cause constriction of the capillaries.

Question 10

What is the hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells, as in the case of a hemorrhage?

Accepted Answer

A) ANH 
B) TSH 
C) BSH 
D) erythropoietin 
E) renin 
A) ANH 
B) TSH 
C) BSH 
D) erythropoietin 
E) renin

Question 11

In which of the following vessels or chambers is blood relatively high in oxygen?

Accepted Answer

A) pulmonary artery 
B) right atrium 
C) inferior vena cava 
D) right ventricle 
E) pulmonary vein 
A) pulmonary artery 
B) right atrium 
C) inferior vena cava 
D) right ventricle 
E) pulmonary vein

The alternate name for the mitral valve is

Which of the following terms refers to heart pains?

If an animal has an open circulatory system, it will not have

Which of the following is not involved in vasodilation or vasoconstriction?

Only ______ have a lung designed so that air can flow through them in one direction.

The ancestral lung of fish has developed into a unique structure used for another important function. What is this function?

As a fish forces water across its gill, the blood flowing through the gill

In insects, oxygen passes from the ______ to the tissues.

The most important function of the globin (protein)portion of a hemoglobin molecule is to

What is the hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells, as in the case of a hemorrhage?

In which of the following vessels or chambers is blood relatively high in oxygen?

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The alternate name for the mitral valve is

Which of the following terms refers to heart pains?

If an animal has an open circulatory system, it will not have

Which of the following is not involved in vasodilation or vasoconstriction?

Only ______ have a lung designed so that air can flow through them in one direction.

The ancestral lung of fish has developed into a unique structure used for another important function. What is this function?

As a fish forces water across its gill, the blood flowing through the gill

In insects, oxygen passes from the ______ to the tissues.

The most important function of the globin (protein)portion of a hemoglobin molecule is to

What is the hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells, as in the case of a hemorrhage?

In which of the following vessels or chambers is blood relatively high in oxygen?

What Is Life

Cells and the Chemistry of Life

How Cells Take in and Use Energy

The Cell Cycle

Patterns of Inheritance

DNA: The Thread of Life

Genes, Proteins, and Genetic Engineering

Reproduction and Development

The Mechanisms of Evolution

Lifes Origins and Biodiversity

Single-Celled Life

Fungi and Plants: Decomposers and Producers

The Evolution and Diversity of Animals

Ecology of Populations and Communities

Ecosystems and the Biosphere

Body Function, Survival, and the Steady State

Defense Against Disease

Animal Nutrition and Digestion

Hormones: Messengers of Change

The Nervous System

The Body in Motion

Plant Architecture and Function

Plant Growth, Hormones, and Engineering

The Dynamic Plant

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