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, T or F: Cardiac muscle contraction is considered to be a voluntary movement. - ANS False
T or F: In the gastrointestinal tract, smooth muscle is the major muscle type. - ANS True
T or F: In our body, approximately 8 liters of intestinal juices are secreted into the GI tract daily,
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but only 100 ml of water is secreted into the feces. - ANS True
What is the normal movement of blood through the heart? - ANS Right atrium- right
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ventricle- lung- left atrium- left ventricle
Normally, humans have _____ lobes in the left lung and _____ lobes in the right lung. - ANS
2, 3
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In the lung, gas exchange occurs mostly in the _______ - ANS Alveoli
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The urinary system is composed of ____ kidneys, _____ ureters and ______ bladders. - ANS
2, 2, 2
Filtered waste from the glomerulus moves in what order, ending with the collecting duct? - ANS
Bowmans capsule- proximal tubule- loop of Henle- distal tubule- collecting duct
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T or F: Both endocrine and nervous systems play important roles in controlling the activities of
many different organ systems to maintain homeostasis. - ANS True
Specificity of hormone action in the target cells is determined by ________ - ANS
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Receptors
T or F: The area of nerve axon not wrapped by myelin sheath (non-myelinated area) is called
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nodes of Ranvier where action potential is insulated. - ANS False. Nodes are non-insulated
What chemical component of the plasma membrane prevents ions from readily and freely
moving across the membrane? - ANS Lipids
Where is the concentration of [K+] greater: - ANS In the cytoplasm
Across a cell's plasma membrane, movement of water is _______________. - ANS
Passive through a channel