The ___________ transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
A. ureters
B. urethras
C. vas deferens and uterine tubes
D. efferent arteries
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Question 2) Prematurely born infants sometimes experience respiratory distress due to inadequate production of surfactant.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 3) Consistent with Boyle's law, air flows from a region of lower pressure (the atmosphere) into a region of higher pressure within the lungs.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 4) During quiet expiration,
A.
thoracic cavity volume decreases.
B.
the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles contract.
C.
inspiratory neurons in the VRG spontaneously depolarize.
D.
air moves from the atmosphere to the alveoli.
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Question 5) Which is not a function of the kidneys?
A. Regulation of blood pressure
B. Removal of wastes from the blood
C. Regulation of erythrocyte production
D. Regulation of lymphocyte production
E. Regulation of acid-base balance
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Question 6) The first structure in the kidney to collect newly formed urine is the
A. renal capsule.
B. minor calyx.
C. renal pelvis.
D. renal sinus.
E. renal cortex.
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Question 7) Depression of the ribs increases the lateral dimensions of the thoracic cavity.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 8) In this closeup image of a lung, what structure does number 2 indicate?
A. Respiratory bronchiole
B. Alveolar duct
C. Alveolus
D. Terminal bronchiole
E. Bronchiole
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Question 9) The pulmonary plexus is a weblike network of nerve fibers that surrounds the primary bronchi and enters the lungs at the hilum. It consists of both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 10) Which of the following choices lists structures in the order in which urine flows through them?
A. Major calyx, minor calyx, renal pelvis
B. Renal pelvis, major calyx, minor pelvis
C. Minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis
D. Major pelvis, minor calyx, renal pelvis
E. Major calyx, renal pelvis, minor calyx
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