1. The structure which functions to exchange carbon dioxide and organic wastes for oxygen and organic nutrients between the fetus and the placenta of the mother is the ___________________.
2. Within the oral cavity, the ______________________is the structure which allows you to breathe
through your nose, rather than your mouth and still transport the air into the trachea.
3. Since you continue to breathe while you are eating, a structure known as the ____________ will momentarily cover the opening to the larynx as you swallow your food in order to prevent you from choking.
4. The common passageway for food and air is the ….
A) esophagus B) trachea C) pharynx D) nasopharynx E) none of these
5. In the neck region, what two glands are found in close proximity to the trachea? List their names and give a function of each.
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6. Most digestion and all absorption of digested food stuffs takes place in the __________________.
Describe the characteristic(s) of this organ that allow it to maximize absorption?
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7. Although bile is produced in the _____________________ it is stored in the _______________________.
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