Biology Semester 2 Final

Biology Semester 2 Final

This is my final study guide put into a quiz to help me study for my final.

published on May 26, 2013
1/85

What is responsible for the storage of extra bile?

2/85

Platelets initiate ___

3/85

Water is absorbed primarily by the ___

4/85

The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood occurs by the process of ___

5/85

The blood vessel that provides oxygen to the heart tissue is the ___

6/85

The microscopic anatomical unit of excretion found in the kidney is the ___

7/85

What is the change in the difference in positive and negative ions on the outer and inner surfaces of the neurons?

8/85

What is one word describing homeostasis?

9/85

What is the function of the epithelial?

10/85

Expired air will contain ____ than inspired air.

11/85

The sodium/potassium pump is primarily responsible for the ___

12/85

The primary function of the spiinal cord involve ____ between brain and spinal nerve.

13/85

The vocal cords are found in the ___

14/85

Which respiratory organ normally allows both air and food passage?

15/85

Which part of the brain contains centers for the heartbeat and respiration?

16/85

The part of the circulation involved with pumping blood to and from the lungs is the ___

17/85

What is the function of sodium bicarbonate in the digestive tract?

18/85

The urethra serves what other body system in males?

19/85

The digestive juices found in the stomach include

20/85

Which part of the brain is used to integrate incoming information and send it to the appropriate portion of the cerebrum?

21/85

The ___ functions to store food, kill bacteria, and partially digest proteins.

22/85

Contraction of the right ventricle forces blood initially into the ___

23/85

The air that is moved in and out with each normal breath is termed the ___

24/85

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

25/85

The rate of breathing is chiefly dependent on chemical factors in the blood, of which the most important is ___

26/85

If a person has a blood pressure of 120/80, the "120" refers to the ____

27/85

What is the function of connective tissue?

28/85

Spnal nerves contain ___

29/85

What is the function of the nervous tissues?

30/85

Which are cell fragments that help initiate blood clotting?

31/85

In the processing of food through the digestive tract, what is the correct order?

32/85

Muscles are connected to bones by ___

33/85

Which is not a major function of the respiratory tract?

warming of incoming air
moisteing incoming air
heating incoming air
filtering dust
conducting air with high oxygen levels
34/85

Microvilli forma brush border on the cells of the ___

35/85

The urinary bladder is useful because it ___

36/85

Food is prevented from entering the trachea by ____

37/85

The membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord are called ___

38/85

Which type of muscle is involuntary and lacks striations?

39/85

Name the accessory glands in the digestive system.

40/85

An increased amount of ADH leads to

41/85

Excretion is a process in which ___ is removed from the body.

42/85

Red blood cells are red due to ____

43/85

Most of the carbon dioxide transported in the plasma is in the form of ___

44/85

What are the basic types of tissue?

Hint: 4 choices
connective
transport
muscle
epithelial
separate
nervous
45/85

In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____

46/85

The type of respiration in which ATP is produced is called ___

47/85

A reflex action is ___

48/85

The pH of the stomach is usually about _

49/85

Which of the following in NOT a function of the digestive system?

ingestion
digestion
absorption
elimination of indigestible wastes
elimination of digestible wastes
50/85

Which blood vessels will have walls only one cell thick?

51/85

Which portion of the respiratory tract is commonly referred to as the "throat"?

52/85

In the axon, the nerve impulses travel ___

53/85

Which molecule is responsible for the waterproofing of the skin?

54/85

In the body, glucose is stored in the liver as ____

55/85

Trace the path of an inhaled air molecule.

nasal cavity, larynx, glottis, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles,
alveoli
nasal cavity, pharynx, glottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles,
alveoli
nasal cavity, larynx, glottis, pharynx, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi,
alveoli
56/85

What is the function of muscle tissue?

57/85

The tube that transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder is the ___

58/85

A nerve is composed of ____

59/85

In humans, digestion of starches begins in the ____

60/85

The Adam's apple is actually a part of the ___

61/85

Melanin is a substance responsible for ____

62/85

Which type of cell is used to carry oxygen in the blood?

63/85

The blood that enters the coronary artery comes from the ___

64/85

Nitrogenous wastes are produced by the ___

65/85

The part of the skin that has adipose tissue to help insulate the body is the ___

66/85

Neurtransmitters are molecules that cross the synaptic cleft and either excite or inihibit the ____

67/85

Name the tissue in which the cells are separated by a liquid.

68/85

The main function of the cerebrospinal fluid is protection of ___

69/85

The pacemaker of the heart is termed the

70/85

What does HCl activate in the stomach?

71/85

Which layer of the skin protects the body from bacterial infection and water loss?

72/85

The physical principle upon which kidney dialysis is based is ___

73/85

The glomerular capsule ____

74/85

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for vision?

75/85

Which part of the respiratory system is composed of C-shaped cartilaginous rings and cilia?

76/85

Sysotle occurs when the heart is ___

77/85

Dendrites carry impulses ___

78/85

Higher than normal blood pressure is called ___

79/85

The ____ capillaries are enclosed by the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule.

80/85

The alveoli are kept open by ____ so that gas exchange can take place.

81/85

The entrace and exit of air into and out of the lungs is called ___

82/85

Reabsorption occurs in the ____ of the nephron

83/85

Heartburn occurs when ____

84/85

Villi serve to ___

85/85

Oxygen is transported in blood most efficiently by ___