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Biology quiz - the body 1
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Quiz on Biology quiz - the body 1, created by Bronte Penney on 29/12/2013.
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Question 1
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What is the function of the oesophagus?
Answer
carries food to the stomach
stops food getting into the lungs when you swallow
Question 2
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How is the alveoli adapted for gas exchange?
Answer
It has fix walls so it doesn't lose its shape, it is protected.
It has a large surface area and short diffusion distances between the air and the blood.
Question 3
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During inhalation: the diaphragm muscles relax and the internal intercostal muscles contract
Answer
True
False
Question 4
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What is Vitamin A's role in the body?
Answer
sticks together cells lining surfaces in the body, eg. mouth
makes chemicals in retina, protects surface of eye and connective tissue
Question 5
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Where is lipase found in the body?
Answer
Pancreas
Stomach
Question 6
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The blood has four main components: white blood cells, red blood cells, capillaries, plasma
Answer
True
False
Question 7
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Systemic circulation is when:
Answer
The heart pumps blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen
The oxygenation blood flows to the heart and is then pumped around the body
Question 8
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What is the role of plasma?
Answer
Helps clot the blood
Transports dissolved food molecules, carbon dioxide, urea and all the blood cells
Question 9
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Sensory neurons carry information from sense organs to the central nervous system (CNS)
Answer
True
False
Question 10
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Which is the correct series of events?
Answer
stimulus ----> receptor ----> coordination -----> effector -----> response
stimulus -----> effector -----> coordination -----> response
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