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Ananimal that relies on external sources to warm their body can be referred to as
ectotherms.
Insulin, glucagon, homeostasis
Our body maintains blood glucoseeven after consuming a large carbohydrate-rich meal.'Circle all the correct terms associated with the statement
Hydrostatic, longitudinal muscles
. Nematodes moveby flexing their body; what type of muscle and skeleton do they possess?
Circle all the correct options concerning thyroid hormone regulation.
Hypothalamus-detector, Anterior pituitary gland-regulator, thyroid gland effector
Vasoconstriction, vasodilation, Sweating
The integumentary system coversthe external surface of the body in man, and it plays an important role in thermoregulation. Select all correct options that pertain to skin thermoregulation
Two body systems work together to remove waste materials from the body. Whatare these two systems?
Circulatory and excretory
This skeletal system does not grow with the animal and has to be shed periodically
chitinous exoskeleton in arthropods
Fore limbs & hind limbs, Pelvic girdle & pectoral girdle
What are the parts of the appendicular skeleton? Circle all correct options
Bask in the sun, Orient perpendicular to sun rays, Darken skin color while basking
Circle allcorrect options by which ectothermsgain body heat
The suckling action of the infant produces prolactin hormone, which leads to milk more suckling leads to more production; prolactin and, in turn, more lactation. This is an example of
Positive feedback mechanism
When blood volume and pressure fall due to excessive perspiration, diarrhea, or sodium ion concentration increases due to eating salty snacks or other diseases, the hypothalamus sends a strong message that makes a person feel thirsty. This is an example of
osmoregulation
skeletal system
What system does the muscular system work in conjunction to bring about body
Éliminate dilute urine, Absorb salt through cells in the gills, digestive organs, kidneys.
As part of osmoregulation, freshwater fish perform these activities. Circle all the correct options.
Temperature regulation
Which of these is not a function of kidneys?
isoosmotic
Marine protozoa, poriferas, and cnidaria maintain their body fluid concentration same as the the environment: such animals are
Circle all the ways by which mammals gain body heat.
Basal metabolism, Muscle activity, Food digestion, Hair erector muscle contraction
decrease levels of blood glucose
The pancreas of a person with Type I diabetes produces little insulin. People with this condition must get insulin injections to
A basketball player sweats while playing a game. Sweating primarily assists in
thermoregulation
Unique structures formed by the human skin
nails, sebaceous glands, hair, sweat glands
the greatest amount of filtrate gets reabsorbed from what part of the nephron?
proximal convoluted tubule
related to bone tissue
haverisan canal system, collagen fibers, calcium phosphate
chitinous cuticle, cleidoic egg, utilization of water from metabolism and food, drinking water
water conservation strategies adopted by terrestrial animals
A person develops an elevated body temperature from a bacterial infection. This is a response of the body to
fight infection
ball and socket joints
hip joint, shoulder joint
involuntary, striated, branched cylinders
Cardiac muscles
Larger animals are found in cold climates.
Bergman's rule
Regulation of water and temperature of our body
Hypothalamus
Animals have shorter extremities in colder climates
Allen's Rule
Reptile
Basking heliotherms
Stiffness of muscles in death
rigor mortis
Drains urine into renal pelvis
Major & minor calyces
Antagonistic muscles
Retractor & Protractor Muscles
Sponge skeleton
Spongin fiber and spicules
Heat loss from body
Convection and evaporation
Summer dormancy in animals
aestivation
true
Eliminating uric acid is a means of water conservation in animals.
duodenum, jejenum, ileum
List the regions of the small intestine in the correct order from first to last
true
Trapping air over the skin between raised hairs prevents heat loss from the body by convection
Which structure covers the opening to the larynx during swallowing?
epiglottis
Protozoa and sponges undertake ____ type of digestion
intracellular
mouth and anus, foregut, midgut, hindgut
A complete digestive system contains the following
Nematoda
What group of animals given below have an incomplete digestive system
Human dentition is diphyodont, meaning
They replace teeth two times during their lifetime
the esophagus from the trachea
The secondary palate separates
gastric juice entering the esophagus and causing damage
Heartburn is a result of
pepsinogen, hydrochloric acid, mucus
Gastric juice is composed of
The hormones that control the digestion process in men are
secretin, gastrin, cholecystokinin, enterogastrone
cell membrane
Digestion is the process by which chunks of food are broken into molecules small enough to pass through a
Peristalsis is
the rhythmic, waves of contraction in a canal that push the substance
flagellated choanocyte cell
Water is circulated through the sponge body by the action of
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
List the regions of the small intestine in the correct order from first to last
The evolution of the respiratory a. system in animals involved the following changes
increase surface area of absorption, membranes across which gases diffuse became thinner, increased concentration gradient of gases
______ cells assist in blood clotting.
Thrombocytes or blood platelets.
Why do animals respire?
to generate energy
the functions of the blood-vascular system
regulate body functions by transporting hormones, protect the body against pathogens, transport nutrients and waste materials
Substances that break molecules of food into smaller, different molecules are called
enzymes
mouth and stomach
In what organ(s) do mechanical digestion occur?
An Oxygen molecule diffuses directly from the air in an alveolus to hemoglobin in a red blood cell. What is the minimum number of cell surface membranes this molecule must pass through?
3
What blood type does a person with anti-A and anti-B antibodies in their blood have?
Type O
low pH, high carbon dioxide
Select all the factors that decrease the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
maximum amount of air that one can expire after a forceful inspiration.
Vital capacity refers to
sickle cell anemia
Gene mutation that results in abnormal hemoglobin structure leads to a disorder called
pyloric sphincter
_____ structure controls the movement of partially digested food from the stomach into the duodenum
capillaries
Blood vessels that are the smallest, whose wall is made of only the tunica intima, which transports both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, across which exchange of materials takes place is called
4
Hemoglobin can transport a maximum of ______ no. of oxygen molecule
Which of the following respiratory structures in animals are not correctly matched
skin- reptiles
Essential nutrients are substances that must be obtained through food intake
true
Including undigestible regular fibers in your diet ís important because fibers are not digested and allow bowel movement
true
true
The process of respiration is both voluntary and involuntary
false
The pressure on artery wall is highest during ventricular diastole and lowest during ventricular systole
false
The digested nutrients from the small intestine, including fats, are transported by blood to the liver for process
Only deoxygenated blood passes through the fish's heart.
true
Food fermentation in the ceca is inefficient, so some animals eat their feces to maximize nutrient absorption
true