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Circulation and Gas Exchange

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Gas exchange in the aquatic salamander known as the axolotl is correctly described as   simple diffusion of oxygen into the salamander from the water.  
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Circulatory systems compensate for   the slow rate at which diffusion occurs over large distances.  
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The fluid that moves around in the circulatory system of a typical arthropod is   the interstitial fluid.  
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The circulatory system of bony fishes, rays, and sharks is similar to   the portal systems of mammals, where two capillary beds occur sequentially, without passage of blood through a pumping chamber.  
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The only vertebrates in which blood flows directly from respiratory organs to body tissues without first returning to the heart are the   fishes  
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Which of the following develops the greatest pressure on the blood in the mammalian aorta?   systole of the left ventricle  
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A human red blood cell in an artery of the left arm is on its way to deliver oxygen to a cell in the thumb. To travel from the artery in the arm to the left ventricle, this red blood cell must pass through   2 capillary beds  
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Which of the following is the correct sequence of blood flow in reptiles and mammals?   vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary circuit  
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The semilunar valves of the mammalian heart   prevent backflow of blood in the aorta and pulmonary arteries.  
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Heart rate will increase in the presence of increased   epinephrine.  
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An increased concentration of nitric oxide within a vascular bed is associated with   vasodialation  
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Small swollen areas in the neck, groin, and axillary region are associated with   increased activity of the immune system.  
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Among the following choices, which organism likely has the highest systolic pressure?   giraffe  
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The velocity of blood flow is the lowest in capillaries because   the total cross-sectional area of the capillaries is greater than the total cross-sectional area of the arteries or any other part of the circulatory system.  
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What will be the long-term effect of blocking the lymphatic vessels associated with a capillary bed?   the accumulation of more fluid in the interstitial areas  
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The diagnosis of hypertension in adults is based on the   blood pressure being greater than 140 mm Hg systolic and/or >90 diastolic.  
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Vasoconstriction of blood vessels delivering blood to the gut is a likely response when an individual is   stressed and secreting stress hormones.  
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In a healthy human, the typical life span of a red blood cell is   4 months  
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The hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells, and the organ where this hormone is synthesized, are   erythropoietin and kidney, respectively.  
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Dissolved proteins in human plasma include which of the following? I. fibrinogen II. hemoglobin III. immunoglobulin   I and III only  
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Cyanide poisons mitochondria by blocking the final step in the electron transport chain. Human red blood cells placed in an isotonic solution containing cyanide are likely to   be unaffected.  
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The production of red blood cells is stimulated by   erythropoietin.  
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The meshwork that forms the fabric of a blood clot is   fibrin  
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The epiglottis of a human covers the glottis when he or she is   swallowing  
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In mammals, most gas exchange between the atmosphere and the pulmonary blood occurs in the   alveoli.  
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Countercurrent exchange is evident in   the flow of water across the gills of a fish and that of blood within those gills.  
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Countercurrent exchange in the fish gill helps to maximize   diffusion  
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Air-breathing insects carry out gas exchange   across the finest branches of the trachea and cell membranes  
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Some human infants, especially those born prematurely, suffer serious respiratory failure because of   lung collapse due to inadequate production of surfactant.  
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Air rushes into the lungs of humans during inhalation because   the rib muscles and diaphragm contract, increasing the lung volume.  
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Breathing is usually regulated by   CO2 and O2 concentration and pH-level sensors  
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Carbon dioxide levels in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid affect its pH. This enables the organism to sense a disturbance in gas levels as   the medulla oblongata, which is in contact with cerebrospinal fluid, monitors pH and uses this measure to control breathing.  
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Most carbon dioxide is carried from the body tissues to the lungs _____.   as bicarbonate ions (HCO3 -)  
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By picking up hydrogen ions, hemoglobin prevents the blood from becoming too _____.   acidic  
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True or false? The lungs of humans form from the embryonic foregut.   True  
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True or false? The pressure inside the human chest cavity is always positive, so the lungs stay relatively inflated even upon exhalation   False  
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True or false? The driving force for the unloading of oxygen from hemoglobin into tissues is the difference in PCO2 levels between the blood and body tissues.   False  
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To become bound to hemoglobin for transport in a mammal, atmospheric molecules of oxygen must cross   5 membranes  
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An "internal reservoir" of oxygen in rested muscle is found in oxygen molecules bound to   myoglobin  
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Most of the carbon dioxide produced by humans is   converted to bicarbonate ions by an enzyme in red blood cells.  
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A portal system is   vessel or vessels connecting two capillary beds.  
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Organisms with a circulating body fluid that is distinct from the fluid that directly surrounds the body's cells are likely to have   closed circulatory system  
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Sponges, cnidarians, and flatworms lack a specialized gas exchange surface because   nearly all of their cells are in direct contact with the external environment.  
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Pulse is a direct measure of   heart rate  
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