Question | Answer |
What is the central opening in the eye that light passes through? | pupil |
What is the pigmented portion of the eye? | iris |
What is the transparent portion of the eye? | cornea |
What is the lining of the visible outer surface of the eye? | conjunctiva |
At what rate is the virtuous body replaced per year? | 20% |
What controls the shape of the lens? | the ciliary muscles |
What would damage to the fovea affect the eye? | it would interfere with the ability to see color |
Functions of the blood include: | restricting fluid loss, regulation of pH and electrolyte concentration of interstitial fluids, transport of nutrients and wastes and body defense |
What is the function of the hemoglobin? | to carry oxygen |
What is anemia? | a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is reduced |
what is the inferior portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina? | cervix |
Blood returning to the heart from the systemic circuit first enters through where? | the right atrium |
Blood returning from the pulmonary circuit first enters through where? | the left atrium |
The right ventricle pumps blood where? | to the lungs |
The left ventricle pumps blood where? | to the systemic circuit |
the right atrium receives blood from where? | the inferior vena cava |
Blood leaving the right ventricle enters where? | the pulmonary trunk |