Biosciences multiple choice questions

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ATP is manufactured in the
Mitochondria
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Organelles are found in the
Cytoplasm
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The site for protein synthesis is in the
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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The cell membrane is very specialised because
only selective substances can enter the cell through the membrane
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Human beings are able to maintain a certain constancy of their internal environment. This statement refers to:
the homeostasis of the body
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Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains:
a relatively stable internal environment, within limits
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The two body systems that regulate homeostasis are
nervous and endocrine systems
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the space occupied by the heart in the thoracic cavity is called the
mediastinum
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the valves that prevent back flow of blood during ventricular contraction are the
right and left atrio ventricular valves
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the valves that prevent backflow of blood during ventricular relaxation are the
semilunar valves
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the primary function of a red blood cell is to
carry O2 to all body cells
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iron is necessary in the diet because it helps to
produce haemoglobin
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the liquid part of the blood after fibrinogen has been removed is called
lymph
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the pH of blood is usually
7.35-7.45
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circulating mature red blood cells lack
iron
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the functional units of the kidneys are the
renal pyramids
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selective reabsorption does not occur in the
glomeruli
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in order, on its way to the exterior urine passes through the
collecting duct, calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra
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another name for the windpipe is
trachea
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the common passage for both air and food is the
pharynx
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the true vocal cords are made of
cartilage
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the airway is protected during swallowing because
the larynx moves up and is covered by the epiglottis
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the respiratory membrane consists of
the combined alveolar wall and capillaries
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the pleural membrane are important in order to ensure
the lungs adhered to the chest wall
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the conchae are
3 little bones in the nostrils
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identify the structure that attaches bone to bone is
cartilage
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identify the structure that attaches muscle to bone is
tendon
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the sternum is located in the
chest cavity
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the ilium is the bone of the
shoulder girdle
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substances that would help to make bone strong are
protein and calcium
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the hollow space in the middle of bone is filled with
bone marrow
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digestion takes place in the digestive tract and food travels through this tract in the following order
mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum
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the pathway that food passes through between the mouth and the stomach is the
gullet
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what structure prevents food from entering the windpipe
epligottis
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what happens when food reaches the stomach
juices mixes with the food and the stomach muscle churns it
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the nervous system contain special cells called
neurons
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most axons are covered with a fatty sheath called the
myelin sheath
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the part of the brain that controls involuntary actions such as respiration and heart rate is found in the
medulla oblongata
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the part of the brain that controls coordination and balance is the
cerebellum
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sesnory neurones carry messages
towards the brain
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the brain stem consists of the following parts
mid brain, pons and medulla oblongata
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