Anatomy Review

The diaphragm and the intercostal muscles contract and enlarge the thoracic cavity to create a vacuum, air rushes in through the airways to the alveoli. What process is this?

• Inspiration

• Expiration

• Cellular Respiration

• Respiration

What blood vessels carry (oxygenated) blood away from the heart to the rest of the body?

• veins

• arteries

• capillaries

• ducts

The heart is covered in a thin layer of tissue called

• pleura

• alveoli

• bronchioles

• pericardium

Red blood cells are called leukocytes.

• True

• False

• .

• .

What is the leaflike structure that closes the larynx during swallowing?

• uvula

• epiglottis

• bronchi

• alveoli

What happens to the heart during systole?

• the ventricles contract

• a brief period of rest

• the atria contracts

• blood is re-oxygenated

What are the millions of microscopic filtering units within the kidneys?

• medulla

• cortex

• glomerulus

• nephrons

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What structure in the digestive tract carries food from the mouth to the esophagus?

• epiglottis

• tongue

• pharynx

• trachea

Food is converted into chyme in the small intestine.

• True

• False

• .

• .

The kidneys are located in abdominal cavity.

• True

• False

• .

• .