The Human Body
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Organization of the Human Body
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Homeostasis and Regulation
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Reproductive System
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Genetics and Heredity
Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
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Skeletal System
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Muscular System
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Integumentary System
Immune System and Disease
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Nonspecific Defenses
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Immune Responses
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Immune System Diseases
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Environmental Problems and Human Health
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
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Circulatory System
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Blood/Hematologic System
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Respiratory System
Digestive and Excretory Systems
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Food and Nutrients
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Digestive System
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Excretory System
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
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Nervous System
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Endocrine System
Uncategorized Questions
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What is the function of the central nervous system?
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What is an example of how increased surface area allows for the increased uptake of materials into the human body?
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Question #2aa29
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If an individual's pancreatic islets have been destroyed, what will happen?
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What three features allow us to walk upright?
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What is the innermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord?
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What are the brain cavities that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid called?
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What is the function of a valve in the heart?
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How much percent of the body's weight comes from its muscles?
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Balance is the responsibility of which sensory organ?
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What does the cardiovascular system do?
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How does the endocrine system affect the excretory system?
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What is the last part of the digestive system?
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What is perspiration, and how does it relate to your skin?
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How does material move from the respiratory system to the circulatory system?
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During external respiration, where does the exchange of gases occur?
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Where are villi found and what is their importance?
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What are the smallest blood vessels called?
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For women in the United States, what is the lifetime risk of breast cancer?
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What happens when the spinal cord is injured?
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How does the human body get the materials need for cellular respiration to each cell? How does it remove the waste products?
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What is the layer that insulates the body from extreme temperature changes in the external environment?
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In what cavity is the mediastinum located?
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The pleura surrounds the lungs in what cavity?
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Which glands are most responsible for body odor?
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What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscles?
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What is the most important nerve of the digestive tract?
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Doctors often count the amount of lymphocytes in a person's blood to see if they have certain illnesses. Why would this be a useful test?
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What system is affected when a joint is sprained?
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Where in the body does cell division/mitosis happen?
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What is the function of the glands that make up the endocrine system?
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What is an exocrine gland?
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If you were standing, would you expect the blood pressure to be higher in your arm or in your leg?
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What is the primary job of the large intestine?
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What are the two parts of the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed?
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If you spin around for a time, the fluid in your semicircular canals also moves. When you stop suddenly, you feel as though you are still moving. Why do you think you might feel dizzy?
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What are the functions of the cornea, pupil, lens, retina, and optic nerve?
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What are the five components of a classic migraine headache?
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Where does gas exchange in the respiratory system occur?
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What is the function of a white blood cell?
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What would most likely happen to pepsin enzymes that traveled with the food from the stomach to the small intestines?
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When is diastolic pressure measured?
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How many chambers are in the heart? What are their names?
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An EEG is a medical instrument that measures and records the electrical activity of the brain. The brain's electrical activity is directly caused by what?
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Where are the adrenal glands located? What is their function?
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What molecules pass through the walls of the small intestine, starches or sugars?
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What are the names of the three parts of the small intestine?
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What wraps around the stomach, small intestine and large intestine?
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What is a fluid that is secreted into the small intestine during digestion that contains cholesterol, emulsification agents, and phospholipids?
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How does alcohol affect the brain?
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Is it true that wastes are carried by the blood from the body to the heart through the left ventricle?
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What are the chemical messengers used for communication between a neuron and another neuron or a body cell called?
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Which heart chamber receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
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Where is the peripheral nervous system located? Where is the endocrine System?
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What is the difference between the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system?
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What is an example of an activity that is under the control of the somatic nervous system?
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What are ganglia in the nervous system?
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What is the basic unit of the Nervous System?
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What is the difference between pulmonary and systemic circulation?
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Question #47bd8
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How would you compare and contrast the rod cells and the cone cells in the retina of the human eye?
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What is the relationship between the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system?
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Is the somatic nervous system part of the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system?
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Which subdivision of the nervous system is associated with conserving bodily resources?
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The autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system belong to which greater system?
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Are all the responses of the nervous system voluntary, or under your control? If not, what are some examples of involuntary responses controlled by the nervous system?
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What is the difference between voluntary muscle versus involuntary muscle?
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What is the plaque like substance that coats your arteries and causes stroke or heart attack called?
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What does insoluble fiber do in digestive system?
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What is the path an oxygen molecule takes as rmoves from the air to the alveoli?
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How do the bacteria that live in your your intestines help you?
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How would you compare and contrast filtration and reabsorption in a nephron?
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What happens in the nervous system when a person becomes paralyzed?
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What does it mean for your body that dendrites carry impulses toward the cell body and axons carry impulses away from the cell body?
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Does the brain control the heart or does the heart control the brain?
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Which chambers are the receiving chambers of the heart?
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What are the names of three layers of the heart wall?
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Where in the body is the heart located in relation to the thorax?
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Is the flow of blood within the heart is known as systemic, pulmonary, or coronary circulation?
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What causes blood to flow through the heart?
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Which starts functioning first in a fetus, the heart or the brain?
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Question #69720
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Asbestos breaks down into small fibers. what may result if these fibers are inhaled?
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What are the lower two chambers of the heart called?
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What is the muscle that subdivides the ventral body cavity?
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What is the function of most of the DNA in your body?
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What happen when the retina absorbs light?
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What is the role of bile in digestion of fats?
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What is leukocytosis?
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What is the difference between T cells and B cells?
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What part of the brain processes emotion?
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What are the structures that light passes through before it reaches the retina?
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Where are the vocal cords located?
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What effect is created when the vocal cords are stretched?
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What is the most common voice classification for males?
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What is the name of the inner, active, large cells in the epidermis?
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What is the integumentary system?
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The integument rests upon a loose fatty connective tissue layer that attaches to underlying tissues and organs. What is it called?
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How does the integumentary system protect us against the sun's rays?
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What are the principal layers of the skin?