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Animal Systems Exam 3U

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the circulatory system?

a)

Transport Gases

b)

Transport Nutrients

c)

Maintain Body Temperature

d)

Maintain Fluid Balance

2.

What is the name for the circulatory system that moves blood to and from the lungs?

a)

Pulmonary

b)

Systemic

c)

Hemolymph

d)

Cardiovascular

3.

The substance that makes up the majority of blood is:

a)

Plasma

b)

Lymph

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Basophils

4.

The components of blood that aids the most in blood clotting is

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Basophils

5.

The components of blood that protect against pathogens is

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Leukocytes

6.

Blood vessels carrying blood into tissues where materials can be exchanged by diffusion are:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

7.

Blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood into the lungs are:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

8.

The pacemaker of the heart is the

a)

SA Node

b)

AV Node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje Fibres

9.

Blood vessels with extremely thin walls are:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

10.

The part of blood that carries oxygen to cells is:

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Leukocytes

11.

The method used to move food through the digestive system is called:

a)

Peristalsis

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Periwinkle

d)

Syncopathic Contractions

12.

Chemical digestion occurs mostly because of:

a)

Enzymes

b)

Stomach Acid

c)

Villi

d)

Rugae

13.

Which things are produced in gastric pits?

a)

Pepsin

b)

HCl

c)

Mucus

d)

Chymotrypsin

14.

The first part of the small intestine is the:

a)

Jejunum

b)

Duodenum

c)

Ileum

d)

Caecum

15.

Water absorption occurs mainly in the

a)

Jejunum

b)

Colon

c)

Esophagus

d)

Caecum

16.

Fats are mostly absorbed into structures called

a)

Lacteals

b)

Capillaries

c)

Proteases

d)

Papillae

17.

Small structures in the small intestine that absorb nutrients are called:

a)

Villi

b)

Cocci

c)

Papillae

d)

Rugae

18.

Most digestive enzymes are produced by the:

a)

Liver

b)

Gall Bladder

c)

Gastric Pits

d)

Pancreas

19.

Nutrients absorbed in the digestive system all pass through this organ first:

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Mesentary

20.

Food that exits the stomach is referred to as:

a)

Feces

b)

Chyme

c)

Bolus

d)

Glottis

21.

Chronic inflammation in the digestive tract is typically classed as:

a)

Ulcerative Colitis

b)

Crohn's Disease

c)

Pancreatitis

d)

Hepatitis

22.

Gas exchange takes place in structures called:

a)

Alveoli

b)

Pulmonary Phalanges

c)

Uvula

d)

VanDer Moof Sacs

23.

Gas exchange in the lungs happened primarily by the process of:

a)

Diffusion

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Apoptosis

d)

Mycellium

24.

The tube that leads into the lungs is called the:

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Pulmonary Phalanges

d)

Trachea

25.

The diaphragm contracts during

a)

Inhalation

b)

Exhalation

26.

Accessory muscles for breathing are the:

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Intercostal Muscles

c)

Sartorius

d)

Rhomboid

27.

Air is drawn into the lungs because:

a)

of the contraction of the diaphragm

b)

of the expansion of the thoracic cavity

c)

of the relaxation of the diaphragm

d)

of the reduction of the thoracic cavity

28.

The brain knows we need to breathe faster by monintoring the amount of _____ in blood.

a)

CO2

b)

O2

c)

Glucose

d)

Lactic Acid

29.

Sound is made when air passes over flaps of cartilage in the

a)

Trachea

b)

Pharynx

c)

Larynx

d)

Glottis

30.

Inhalation happens because:

a)

the pressure of the thoracic cavity increases

b)

the pressure of the thoracic cavity decreases

c)

the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases

d)

the volume of the thoracic cavity increases

31.

Damaged and ruptured air sacs in the lungs cause:

a)

Emphysema

b)

Asthma

c)

Onychocryptosis

d)

Pneumonia

e)

Bronchitis