Human Biology CECA Review
1. Impulses generated by chemoreceptors in the nose and the mouth are transmitted to the brain. (no answer
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2. The epidermis is the thin outer layer of the skin. (no answer needed)
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4. Cells make up ____________, which make-up _____________, which make-up ___________, which make-up
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5. Eggs are produced in the ovaries. (no answer needed)
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7. Blood pressure is a measurement of the force aganist the walls of an artery. (no answer needed)
8. Blood entering the right atrium is deoxygenated. (No answer needed)
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11. What are chemoreceptors that detect odors called? (Olfactory) (answer given)
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Dendrites carry messages
14. What is the involuntary muscle that moves food through the digestive system are called smooth muscles. (no
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15. The heart and blood vessels, which are separate organs, form the circulatory system. (no answer needed)
16. The functions of the digestive system include the following: (no answer needed)
1. absorb nutrient materials
2. mechanically break apart food
3. Chemically break down food
17. Cells in the body that can divide repeatedly and become other types of cells are called Stem cells. (No answer
needed)
18. The main function of sweat glands is regulating body temperature. (No answer needed)
19. Neurotransmitters are released at synapses. (No answer needed)
20. Gas exchange occurs when oxygen diffuses from the alveoli through the capillary walls to the blood. (No
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21. The periperal nervous system provides pathways to and from the central nervous system. (No answer needed)
22. A severe reaction when the immune system releases a large amount of histamine, causing airways to tighten it is
called anaphylaxis. (no answer needed)
23. When a neuron is at rest potassium ions are most concentrated inside the cell. (no answer needed)
24. The term for the millions of blood-filtering units inside the kidney is nephrons. (no answer needed)
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26. Muscles that function by bending joints, such as the biceps, are categorized as flexors. (no answer needed)
27. Vaccines effective in preventing disease because they lead to the formation of memory cells. (no answer
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28. People with antigen A on their red blood cells can give blood to someone with what type of blood? (A and AB)
(answer given)
29. The integumentary system includes hair, fingernails, and skin. (no answer needed)
30. It has been known for a long time that muscle contraction requires ATP. Scientists have discovered that ATP is
required to release the attachments between actin and myosin in the many cycles of attachment, release, and
reattachment that result in sliding of these filaments past each other. The lose of ATP reults in muscle fatigue.
(answer not needed)
31. All essential amino acids must be obtained from the foods we eat. (no answer needed)
32. keratin is a strong, fibrous protein found in hair and fingernails. (no answer needed)
33. The
retina is the part of the eye contains the rods and cones? (no answer needed)
34. The autonomic nervous system controls the involuntary functions of the internal organs. (no answer needed)
35. Compact bone contains osteocytes. (no answer needed)
36. The anatomical term Lateral means away from the midline of the body. (no answer needed)
37. Vitamin C is vital for maintaining healthy cartilage and bone. (no answer needed)
38. You skin performs the following functions; (no answer needed)
1. sensation of heat
2. control of body temperature
3. protection
39. Which function is performed by the kidneys are all of the following: (no answer needed)
1. absorb most nutrients
2. digest food and water
3. eliminate solid waste
40. Arteries are a type of blood vessel that is both strong and elastic. (No answer needed)
41. If a blood vessel has valves, it is probably a vein. (no answer needed)
42. Blood, bone, and cartilage are examples of connective tissue. (no answer needed)
43. What are alveoli in the lungs that are connected to the bronchi by a network of tiny tubes called bronchioles. (no
answer needed)
44. The heart and lungs protected by the rib cage. (no answer needed)
45. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart called are called arteries. (no answer needed)
46. When the level of calcium in the blood drops the parathyroid glands secretes a hormone that causes bone to
release calcium into the blood. (no answer needed)
47. In the third trimester of pregnancy the lungs are fully developed. (no answer needed)
48. The anatomical term Posterior and Dorsal means toward the back of the body. (no answer needed)
49. Dim-light vision is detected by the rods in the eye. (no answer needed)
50. The first portion of the small intestine is reffered to as the duodenum. (no answer needed)
51. Muscle cells get the energy needed to contract from ATP. (no answer needed)
52. Sweat glands found in the skin help maintain homeostasis by controlling body temperature. (no answer needed)
53. The pancreas responsible for making hormones that regulate blood sugar levels. (no answer needed)
54. Keratin a strong, fibrous protein. (no answer needed)
55. The structure that exchanges substances between mother and fetus is called the placenta. (no answer needed)
56. The myelin sheath transmits impulses from one neuron to another. (answer needed)
57. The muscular structure in which the fetus develops is called the uterus. (no answer needed)
58. Joint Types
(A) ball-and-socket joint. (B)
(D) Knee Joint (Hinge)
59. Motor neurons relay signals from the central nervous sytem to the muscles. (no answer needed)
60. Suppose you were eating an apple. Digestion of the apple would begin in the mouth. (no answer needed)
61. All the following are steroid hormones; progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. (no answer needed)
62. When B cells encounter a pathogen they divide and produce large amounts of an antibodies. (No answer
needed)
63. The ventricles are the chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body. (no answer
needed)
64. The anatomical term distal means away from the point of attachment. (no answer needed)
65. The layer of cells that protects the body from dehydration called epithelial tissue. (no answer needed)
66. An autoimmune diesease occurs when the body manufactures “anti-self” antibodies. (no answer needed)
67. Vitamin K is needed for normal blood clotting. (No answer needed)
68. The sensor in a negative feedback loop is the part that detects changing conditions. (no answer needed)
69. Bile, which emulsifies fat globules, is produced by the liver. (no answer needed)
70. The layer of photoreceptors and neurons at the back of the eye is called the retina. (no answer needed)
71. The epiglottis covers the trachea. (no answer needed)
72. The central nervous system consist of the brain and spinal cord. (no answer needed)
73. The pituitary gland regulates metabolic rate. (No answer needed)
74. There are 4 lobes of the brain. What are they called?
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75. Flexors and extensors are examples of voluntary muscles. (no answer needed)
76. The spinal cord connected to the peripheral nervous system by spinal nerves. (no answer needed)
77. Skin is made up of Epithelial tissue. (no answer needed)
78. Mucous membranes in the human body line internal body surfaces that are in contact with the environment. (no
answer needed)
79. Water is a nutrient required for nearly every chemical reaction in every cell of your body. (No answer needed)
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