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What valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle?
Mitral valve (Bicuspid)
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Capillaries consist of ___ epithelial tissue, which allows gases and utrients to pass through easily.
Simple squamos
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What blood vessels deliver oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium of the heart?
Pulmonary veins
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The longest vein in the body is the ___ vein.
Great saphenous
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The ___ duct drains lymph from the entire body except the right chest, right shoulder and right upper limb.
Thoracic
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The upper chambers of the heart are called ___.
Atria
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The walls of the arteries are compromised of three layers, what is the name of the layer that consists of smooth muscle and elastic connective tiddue?
Tunica media
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Inferior to the diaphragm, the descending aorta is called the ___.
Abdominal
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What arteries travel through the cervical transverse foramen?
Vertebral arteries
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What fluid is found between the visceral and parietal pericardium of the heart?
Serous fluid
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The blood found in the right atrium of the heart is high in ___ and low ___.
carbon dioxide / oxygen
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Venous blood returns to the heart primarily by way of ___.
Skeletal muscle contraction and respiration
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When a blood vessel dilates, the smooth muscle is ___.
Relaxing
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Which of the following organs is not considered part of the lymphatic system?
Duodenum
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What type of blood vessel has valves?
Vein
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Which of the following is not part of the alimentary canal?
Liver
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Which of the following is not considered part of the lower respiratory system?
Pharynx
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The proximal part of the small intestine is the ___.
Duodenum
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Which branch of the nervous system increases digestion?
Parasympathetic
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The kidneys are generally located between the ____ and the ___.
last rib / iliac crest
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The wall of the alimentary canal is made up of ___ distinct layers.
4
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The following are functions of the liver (3):
- - Secretes bile
- - Stores glycogen
- - Filters the blood
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What organs supply secretions to the small intestines?
Liver, gall bladder and pancreas
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Where is parietal pleura found?
Inner walls of the thoracic cavity
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The largest of the major salivary glands are the ___.
parotid glands
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What part of the respiratory tract is shared with the alimentary canal?
Pharynx
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What is the name of the inner lining of the alimentary canal?
Mucosa
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___ are an example of an accessory organ to the digestive system.
Salivary glands
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The following are examples of major sinuses (3):
- - Maxillary
- - Frontal
- - Sphenoid
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