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Why hormones act slower then impulses of the nervous system - Answer hormones must travel through the circulatory system to reach their target major processes controlled by the endocrine system - Answer 1. Growth 2. Reproduction 3. Development 4. Maintenance of electrolyte balance 5. Water balance 6. Nutrient balance 7. Regulation of metabolism 8. Energy balance 9. Mobilization of body defenses Endocrine - Answer do not have ducts Exocrine - Answer do have ducts ...

List and describe the functions of the three types of blood vessels - Answer Arteries: carry blood away from heart; oxygenated except for pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of fetus Capillaries: direct contact with tissue cells; directly serve cellular needs Veins: carry blood toward heart; deoxygenated except for pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of fetus What is blood pressure a measure of? - Answer The force per unit area exerted on the walls of the blood vessels...

Normal heart sounds are caused by which of the following events? A. excitation of the SA node B. closure of the heart valves C. friction of blood against the chamber walls D. opening and closing of the heart valves - Answer B. closure of the heart valves Which of the events below does not occur when the semilunar valves are open? A. Ventricles are in diastole B. Blood enters pulmonary arteries and the aorta C. AV Valves are closed D. Ventricles are in systole - Answer A. Ven...

Pulmonary Ventilation - Answer Mechanics of breathing in and out Inspiration and Expiration External Respiration - Answer Exchange of gases between the alveoli and the capillaries of the lungs What is happening in external expiration - Answer CO2 moves out of blood O2 moves into blood Internal Respiration - Answer Exchange of gases btwn capillaries and tissue What is happening in internal respiration - Answer CO2 moves into blood from tissues O2 moves out of blood i...

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This is a chapter one pre-quiz for the payroll accounting class at Ogeechee Tech. This quiz is not graded but is great as a study guide.

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ALHS-Caring for Clients with Head and Spinal Cord Trauma A client has been diagnosed with a concussion and is to be released from the emergency department. The nurse teaches the family or friends who will be caring for the client to contact the physician or return to the ED if the client • vomits. Explanation: Vomiting is a sign of increasing intracranial pressure and should be reported immediately. In general, the finding of headache in a client with a concussion is an expected abnorma...