Biology Vocabulary Review 1
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- Q1Osmoregulation maintains which property of body fluids?Hormone concentrationBody temperatureOsmotic pressureBlood pH30s
- Q2The pressure exerted by water movement across a semipermeable membrane due to solute concentration is called _____.Hydrostatic pressureOsmotic pressureAtmospheric pressureArterial pressure30s
- Q3Cells that detect changes in blood osmolarity are known as _____.BaroreceptorsMechanoreceptorsOsmoreceptorsPhotoreceptors30s
- Q4Insulin is classified as which type of biological molecule?Transport pigmentDigestive enzymeHormoneStructural lipid30s
- Q5The tendency of an organism to keep its internal environment within narrow limits is called ____.CatabolismHomeostasisHyperplasiaHemostasis30s
- Q6Heart rate is largely controlled by which division of the nervous system?Central nervous systemSomatic nervous systemLimbic systemAutonomic nervous system30s
- Q7The 'fight-or-flight' response is mediated by the ___ nervous system.SympatheticParasympatheticSomaticEnteric30s
- Q8Salivation and digestion after a meal are stimulated mainly by the ___ nervous system.CentralSympatheticParasympatheticSomatic30s
- Q9The brain and spinal cord together form the ____.Autonomic nervous systemCentral nervous systemPeripheral nervous systemEnteric nervous system30s
- Q10All nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are part of the ____.Sympathetic nervous systemCentral nervous systemSomatic nervous systemPeripheral nervous system30s
- Q11Voluntary control of skeletal muscles is carried out by the ___.Somatic nervous systemAutonomic nervous systemParasympathetic nervous systemSympathetic nervous system30s
- Q12Conscious thought is processed primarily in the ___.KidneySpleenBrainLiver30s
- Q13Simple reflexes, like the knee-jerk, are integrated in the ___.ThalamusSpinal cordHypothalamusCerebrum30s
- Q14Which hormone rises before meals to trigger hunger?GhrelinInsulinCortisolLeptin30s
- Q15Fat cells release ___ to signal satiety to the brain.LeptinGhrelinGlucagonAdrenaline30s