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These are tiny sacs in the lungs through which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes
place.
A) alveoli
B) cilia
C) bronchi
D) breathing
2. The mechanical process of moving air into and out of the lungs; also called ventilation.
A) alveoli
B) respiration
C) cilia
D) breathing
3. Tiny hairlike extensions of cells that line the respiratory tract. They move in a wavelike fashion to help
eliminate dust and germs from the body.
A) bronchi
B) alveoli
C) cilia
D) breathing
4. The amount of air the lungs can hold after taking as deep a breath as possible (the sum of vital
capacity and residual volume).
A) breathing
B) residual volume
D) vital capacity
5. The total amount of air that a person can exhale after taking as deep a breath as possible.
A) cilia
B) vital capacity
C) residual volume
D) total lung capacity
6. An organic chemical in which energy is stored and from which energy is released to meet the body’s
needs.
B) calorie
C) cellular respiration
D) oxidation
7. A unit of heat energy. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1
degree Celsius.
A) oxidation
B) calorie
C) cellular respiration
8. The process by which glucose combines with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.
A) energy
C) calorie
D) cellular respiration
9. A rapid form of oxidation that releases heat and, in many cases, light.
A) energy
C) calorie
D) combustion
A) calorie
D) energy
A) atrium
B) ventricle
C) villi
D) aorta
A) blood pressure
B) pulse
C) calorie
D) atrium
C) blood pressure
14. A group of specialized cells in the right atrium of the heart that establish the basic rhythm of the
heartbeat.
A) pacemaker
B) atrium
C) valve
D) ventricle
15. The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries; initiated by the contractions of the ventricles of the
heart.
A) villi
B) ventricle
C) valve
D) pulse
16. A structure in the heart and some veins that prevents the blood from flowing backward.
A) villi
B) atrium
C) ventricle
D) valve
17. One of the two thick-walled lower chambers of the heart; the pumping part of the heart.
A) atrium
B) ventricle
C) valve
D) villi
B) Moves up
D) Moves down
19. Risk factors for high blood pressure include all of these EXCEPT
A) Excess cholesterol
B) Smoking
C) Exercise
D) Obesity
20. Which of the following statements best describes one step of gas exchange in the lungs?
B) Waste carbon dioxide passes into the bloodstream from the alveoli.
C) None of the these.
D) Waste carbon dioxide passes into the alveoli from the bloodstream.
22. The primary goal of cellular respiration is to release this from digested nutrients.
A) Carbon Dioxide
B) Energy
C) Sugar
D) Water
23. What are the five main parts of the circulatory system?
A) carry oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fight disease; and regulate temperature
A) hypertension
B) asthma
C) emphysema
D) SARS
26. Oxygen-poor (carbon dioxide-rich) blood from the body returns to the heart's
A) right atrium
B) left ventricle
C) right ventricle
D) left atrium