Download Animal Anatomy and Physiology Review

Animal Anatomy and Physiology Review
Answer the following review questions. They are not in order of topics covered in class;
however, by answering the questions, you will be able to assess your knowledge of the
unit.
1. Fill in the blank questions
A. Proteins, fats and carbohydrates are classified as ____________ because they must be
consumed in large amounts every day.
B. The four components of digestion are ____________, ____________, ___________, and
______________.
C. Most chemical digestion in humans occurs in the _____________ and the ___________.
D. The ________________ are small, fingerlike structures found in the lining of the small
intestines.
E. The primary function of the large intestines is the absorption of _____________.
F. The function of the liver is to __________________.
G. The correct or of the human digestive organs is ______________, ______________,
____________, ________________, _________________, _______________.
H. Unlike food and water, the two important gases in respiration: _______________ and
_______________ cannot be stored in large quantities.
I. Respiration always involves a large moist ____________________ for gas exchange.
J. In order to inhale, the ____________ inside the lungs is decreased.
K. The brain controls your rate of breathing by monitoring the concentration of
_______________ in the blood.
L. Humans can only survive for a few minutes without _____________.
M. In the alveoli, _________ diffuses into the blood and ______________ diffuses out of
the blood.
N. The blood vessel with the smallest diameter is the _____________.
O. Exhalation occurs when the diaphragm __________ and the ribs move _____ and _____.
2. Match the following definitions with the correct term from the box.
____ The first chamber to receive oxygenated blood.
____ The major artery carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to
the body.
____ Prevents the backflow of blood to a ventricle.
____ A device that measures the electrical activity in the heart.
____ The walls that separate the left and right ventricles.
____ The smallest blood vessels.
____ Blood vessels that contain valves.
____ Blood cells that protect against infections.
____ The chamber of the heart that pumps the blood into the aorta.
____ The blood component that initiates blood clots
____ blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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aorta
arteries
arterioles
capilleries
electrocardiogram
left atrium
left ventricle
plasma
platelets
red blood cells
right atrium
right ventricle
semilunar valves
septum
valves
veins
venules
white blood cells
3. Use the diagram of the heart and answer the following questions
a) label the diagram
b) Using the numbers from the diagram, identify the blood vessels that return blood back
to the heart from the body
c) Using the numbers from the diagram, identify the ventricle that contains deoxygenated
blood.
d) Using the numbers from the diagram, identify the blood vessel(s) that brings oxygenated
blood to the heart from the lungs.
4. Arrange the following blood vessels in the correct order as blood leaves the left
ventrical of the heart: capillary, aorta, vein, arteriole, artery, and venule.
5. As you breathe in, follow the path the oxygen molecule follows through the respiratory
and circulatory system.
6. Select two the systems (digestion, circulatory, respiratory) studied in class and describe
how they are connected.