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Bio Test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Liver | Produces bile to help digest fat, and serves other metabolic and regulatory functions. |
| Small Intestine | Digests proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Absorbs most of the water and nutrients. Secretes digestive hormones and enzymes. |
| Urine production | Filtration- Anything that is small enough moves from the blood to the nephron. Reabsorption- Needed substances move from the filtrate to the blood. Secretion- Active transport of waste to urine. |
| Urine production takes place in the... | Kidneys |
| Rods | Photoreceptors responsible for black-and-white vision in dim light. |
| Cones | Photoreceptors responsible for color vision and high visual acuity. |
| Action potentials | Electrical impulses used to communicate |
| Protein that oxygen binds to | Hemoglobin |
| Most Carbon Dioxide is carried in the blood by this method | Bicarbonate |
| Spot of gas exchange | Alveoli |
| Parasympathetic and Sympathetic are in the | Autonomic division |
| Type of nerve carries out nervous system outputs | Motor neurons |
| Types of receptors | Mechanoreceptors, Thermoreceptors, Pain receptors, Chemoreceptors, Photoreceptors |
| The eye is a little longer than usual, what condition would this cause | Myopia |
| The muscle that allows more or less light in | Cillary muscles |
| Five basic processes to accomplish digestive system function | Mechanical processing and movement. Secretion. Digestion. Absorption. Elimination. |
| Transports urine to the bladder | Ureters |