Chapter 40: Q.17 (page 1172)
Describe systemic circulation.
Short Answer
The systemic circulation provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue.
Chapter 40: Q.17 (page 1172)
Describe systemic circulation.
The systemic circulation provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue.
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Describe the cause of different blood type groups.
Which of the following statements about the heart is false?
a. The mitral valve separates the left ventricle from the left atrium.
b. Blood travels through the bicuspid valve to the left atrium.
c. Both the aortic and the pulmonary valves are semilunar valves.
d. The mitral valve is an atrioventricular valve.
How do arteries differ from veins?
a. Arteries have thicker smooth muscle layers to accommodate the changes in pressure from the heart.
b. Arteries carry blood.
c. Arteries have thinner smooth muscle layers and valves and move blood by the action of skeletal muscle.
d. Arteries are thin walled and are used for gas exchange.
When blood calcium levels are low, PTH stimulates:
a. excretion of calcium from the kidneys.
b. excretion of calcium from the intestines.
c. osteoblasts.
d. osteoclasts.
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