Glencoe Biology

Chapter 34: Circulatory, Respiratory, and Excretory Systems

Chapter Test Practice-English

1
Which of these is not part of the structure of arteries?
A)fibrin
B)connective tissue
C)smooth muscle
D)endothelial tissue
2
A group of cells called the ____ causes the heart to contract.
A)vena cava
B)atrium
C)pacemaker
D)platelet
3
A kidney disorder called ____ is due to inflamation of glomeruli.
A)polycystic kidney disease
B)kidney cancer
C)nephritis
D)kidney stones
4
A nitrogenous waste product resulting from kidney filtration is called ____.
A)glomerulus
B)acid
C)filtrate
D)urea
5
Hairlike structures called ____ line the nasal passages.
A)bronchioles
B)alveoli
C)celia
D)filters
6
How do platelets form blood clots?
A)by producing white blood cells
B)by producing fibrin
C)by by releasing carbon dioxide
D)by destroying red blood cells
7
How do the kidneys help maintain blood pH?
A)by excreting dopamine
B)by absorbing white blood cells
C)by excreting hydrogen
D)by absorbing red blood cells
8
The exchange of gases between the blood and the body's cells is called ____.
A)external respiration
B)internal respiration
C)bronchial respiration
D)exhalation
9
This figure shows the two circulatory loops in which blood flows. What occurs when blood from the lungs enters the left atrium?

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A)blood flows directly into veins
B)first circulatory loop begins
C)blood is deoxygenated
D)second circulatory loop begins
10
What are the functional units in the kidneys called?
A)alveoli
B)nephrons
C)diaphrams
D)capsules
11
What are these round lung structures called?

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A)platelets
B)capillaries
C)red blood cells
D)alveoli
12
What causes inhalation during breathing?
A)air is released from lungs
B)shrinking of chest cavity
C)relaxation of rib and diaphram muscles
D)contraction of rib and diaphram muscles
13
What causes oxygen to diffuse from the lungs into the capillaries?
A)equal oxygen concentration in lungs and capillaries
B)oxygen concentration is lower in lungs
C)oxygen concentration is lower in capillaries
D)blood from pulmonary arteries is high in oxygen
14
What primary function do these structures have?

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A)filters waste and water from body
B)allows water from air to be absorbed in body
C)enables external respiration
D)produces blood cells
15
Which of the following is not part of the passagway that air travels through in the respiratory system?
A)atrium
B)trachea
C)bronchi
D)nasal passages
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