Question 1

How do lymph nodes aid in a cancer diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

The lymphatic system filters extracellul

Question 2

What is the purpose of the pulmonary circuit in a closed circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

A) to collect and distribute blood only to the heart 
B) to take blood to and from all parts of the body 
C) to take blood to and from the lungs 
D) to take blood to and from kidneys 
A) to collect and distribute blood only to the heart 
B) to take blood to and from all parts of the body 
C) to take blood to and from the lungs 
D) to take blood to and from kidneys

Question 3

-thoracic duct

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-thoracic duct...

Question 4

-left ventricle

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-left ventricle...

Question 5

Why would an iron deficiency result in anemia?

Accepted Answer

A hemoglobin molecule has an iron atom a

Question 6

For the systemic circulation in humans, place the blood vessels in the correct order that the blood encounters as it leaves the heart.
A. arteries
B. arterioles
C. capillaries
D. veins
E. venules
first vessel category ________
second vessel category ________
third vessel category ________
fourth vessel category ________
fifth vessel category ________

Accepted Answer

First: A
S

Question 7

What percentage of the total blood volume is made up of plasma?

Accepted Answer

A) about 75% 
B) about 50% 
C) about 25% 
D) about 10% 
A) about 75% 
B) about 50% 
C) about 25% 
D) about 10%

Question 8

Which of the following would be too big to pass easily through capillary walls?

Accepted Answer

A) water 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) erythrocytes 
D) glucose 
A) water 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) erythrocytes 
D) glucose

Question 9

Which two ions are the most abundant in plasma?

Accepted Answer

A) HCO3- and Cl- 
B) Na+ and K+ 
C) HCO3- and Ca2+ 
D) Na+ and Cl- 
A) HCO3- and Cl- 
B) Na+ and K+ 
C) HCO3- and Ca2+ 
D) Na+ and Cl-

Question 10

Why are the albumins the most abundant proteins of the plasma?

Accepted Answer

The albumins are the most abundant becau

Question 11

What percentage of plasma is water?

Accepted Answer

A) about 92% 
B) about 77% 
C) about 55% 
D) about 10% 
A) about 92% 
B) about 77% 
C) about 55% 
D) about 10%

Question 12

-right pulmonary veins

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-right pulmonary veins...

Question 13

Match each type of animal to the description of its circulatory system.
-mammals

Accepted Answer

A) a heart that has two chambers and one circuit 
B) a heart that has three chambers and two circuits 
C) a heart that has three chambers (and a partially formed septum in the ventricle) and two circuits 
D) a heart that has four chambers and two circuits 
A) a heart that has two chambers and one circuit 
B) a heart that has three chambers and two circuits 
C) a heart that has three chambers (and a partially formed septum in the ventricle) and two circuits 
D) a heart that has four chambers and two circuits

Question 14

Which of the following is similar between erythrocytes and lymphocytes?

Accepted Answer

A) They are both components of the plasma. 
B) They both have roles in immune response. 
C) They are both produced from stem cells. 
D) They both carry hemoglobin. 
A) They are both components of the plasma. 
B) They both have roles in immune response. 
C) They are both produced from stem cells. 
D) They both carry hemoglobin.

Question 15

-lymph vessels

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-lymph vessels...

Question 16

-pulmonary arteries

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-pulmonary arteries...

Question 17

-right lymphatic duct

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-right lymphatic duct...

Question 18

What is meant by the term "blood-brain barrier"?

Accepted Answer

The capillary walls in the bra

Question 19

-tonsils

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-tonsils...

Question 20

Which chamber of the heart does the blood first enter when it returns from the pulmonary circuit?

Accepted Answer

A) the left ventricle 
B) the right ventricle 
C) the right atrium 
D) the left atrium 
A) the left ventricle 
B) the right ventricle 
C) the right atrium 
D) the left atrium

Exam 40: Transport in Animals: the Circulatory System

How do lymph nodes aid in a cancer diagnosis?

What is the purpose of the pulmonary circuit in a closed circulatory system?

-thoracic duct

-left ventricle

Why would an iron deficiency result in anemia?

What percentage of the total blood volume is made up of plasma?

Which of the following would be too big to pass easily through capillary walls?

Which two ions are the most abundant in plasma?

Why are the albumins the most abundant proteins of the plasma?

What percentage of plasma is water?

-right pulmonary veins

Match each type of animal to the description of its circulatory system. -mammals

Which of the following is similar between erythrocytes and lymphocytes?

-lymph vessels

-pulmonary arteries

-right lymphatic duct

What is meant by the term "blood-brain barrier"?

-tonsils

Which chamber of the heart does the blood first enter when it returns from the pulmonary circuit?

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Gene Structure and Expression

Control of Gene Expression

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Evolution: the Development of the Theory

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Reproduction in Animals

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