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Removal of the heme group from hemoglobin would result in
red blood cells not being able to bind oxygen.
Eosinophils are especially important in defending the human body from infection by
large parasites.
Which of the following structures is the location of gas exchange between the inhaled air and the blood?
alveoli
FSH is a hormone important to the proper functioning of the ovaries and testes. This hormone will not be released from the anterior pituitary until ________ is released from the hypothalamus.
GnRH
When air entering the respiratory tract leaves the pharynx, it next enters the
larynx.
Which one of the following is a component of blood plasma?
water
When oxytocin is released during childbirth, the hormone targets cells in the
uterus
The ovaries of women function as endocrine organs by producing
estrogen and progesterone
Which of the following results from the stimulation by nerve impulses generated in the respiratory center when they arrive at the muscles involved in inspiration?
contraction of the diaphragm
Which of the following tissues/organs is NOT a member of the endocrine system?
salivary gland
As urine moves through a nephron, it is modified by ions, water, and other materials either being secreted into the fluid or by efflux of substances out of the urine. However, such modifications do not occur in which one of the following regions of the nephron?
Bowman's capsule
Insufficient production of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary may result in
dwarfism.
Which one of the following occurs first in the process of hemostasis?
vascular spasm
Which one of the following populations of cells is most markedly increased during bacterial infections?
neutrophils
When a blood vessel gets damaged, contractions of smooth muscle referred to as ________ help constrict the vessel to reduce blood flow.
vascular spasms
A scientist is interested in doing a research project on hemoglobin. From which one of the following could he extract the hemoglobin for his study?
red blood cells
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