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©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 2 of 120 1. Epithelial 2. Connective 3. Nervous 4. Muscle - Answer️️ -2. Connective What are the glands of skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? 1. Sebaceous glands 2. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 3 of 120 Eccrine glands 3. Apocrine glands 4. Endocrine glands - Answer️️ -2. Eccrine glands You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needle-like structures. What is the tissue? 1. Spongy bone 2. Compact bone 3. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 4 of 120 Cartilage 4. Adipose tissue - Answer️️ -1. Spongy bone Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body? 1. Chloride 2. Sodium 3. Calcium 4. Magnesium - Answer️️ -2. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 5 of 120 Sodium All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the following? 1. Neuroglia 2. Efferent pathways 3. Afferent pathways 4. Neurons - Answer️️ -4. Neurons Which leukocytes are correctly matched with their function or description? (Select all that apply.) ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 6 of 120 1. Monocytes—become macrophages 2. Basophils—the most common type of WBC 3. Lymphocytes—important in immune response 4. Neutrophils—phagocytize microorganisms - Answer️️ -1, 3, and 4 Which of the following is the blood vessel where exchanges take place between blood and the cells of the body? 1. Artery ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 7 of 120 2. Vein 3. Capillary 4. Arteriole - Answer️️ -3. Capillary In order for inhalation to occur, what must happen? 1. Contraction of the diaphragm, which decreases the volume of the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs 2. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 8 of 120 Contraction of the diaphragm, which enlarges the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs 3. Recoil of the lungs as the respiratory muscles contract and the thorax decreases in size 4. Recoil of the lungs as the respiratory muscles relax and the thorax decreases in size - Answer️️ -2. Contraction of the diaphragm, which enlarges the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs Which are the functional units of the kidney? 1. Ureters 2. Glomeruli ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 9 of 120 3. Nephrons 4. Renal capsules - Answer️️ -3. Nephrons What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? 1. Diaphragm 2. Mediastinum 3. Liver ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 10 of 120 4. Lungs - Answer️️ -1. Diaphragm What is the basic unit of life and the building block of ti