The ____ functions to convert food into simpler substances that along with other nutrients can be absorbed by the cells of the body.
a. respiratory
b. digestive
c. urinary
d. endocrine
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Question 2) The ____ system brings oxygen to, and eliminates carbon dioxide from, the blood.
a. respiratory
b. digestive
c. urinary
d. endocrine
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Question 3) The first contraction during labor results in stronger and stronger contractions of the uterus. This process is an example of ____.
a. negative feedback
b. endocrinology
c. pathology
d. positive feedback
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Question 4) Changes in body temperature are detected by the ____.
a. thymus
b. pituitary
c. hypothalamus
d. thalamus
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Question 5) What type of muscle is found along the digestive tract?
a. smooth
b. cardiac
c. skeletal
d. vascular
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Question 6) Body temperature control is an example of ____, a process by which the body responds to a stimulus by correcting the change and bringing the body back to the original setting.
a. positive feedback
b. endocrinology
c. negative feedback
d. pathology
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Question 7) The ____ plane divides the body into two equal left and right portions.
a. transverse
b. frontal
c. horizontal
d. midsagittal
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Question 8) What term is used for the maintenance (within varying narrow limits) of the internal environment of the body?
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. pathology
d. epithelium
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Question 9) The ____ system is involved in controlling, correlating, and regulating the other body systems.
a. integumentary
b. nervous
c. digestive
d. urinary
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Question 10) Skin, hair, and nails belong to the ____ system.
a. integumentary
b. muscular
c. digestive
d. endocrine
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