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Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e

Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis

Exercise 48 - Vertebrate Anatomy

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.


1	What is the function of the excretory system?
		A)	remove toxic nitrogenous wastes
		B)	produce and excrete hormones such as adrenaline
		C)	remove solid wastes from food
		D)	exchange gases


2	The ____ filters blood and is the primary organ of the excretory system.
		A)	bladder
		B)	ureter
		C)	kidney
		D)	liver


3	The ___ artery carries blood to the kidney.
		A)	renal
		B)	celiac
		C)	hepatic
		D)	mesenteric


4	In the male reproductive systems, the ___ collects and stores maturing sperm cells.
		A)	urethra
		B)	seminal vesicles
		C)	testes
		D)	epididymis


5	In the female reproductive system, the mature egg travels from the ovary through the ___ to the _____.
		A)	uterus, oviducts
		B)	oviducts, uterus
		C)	oviducts, cervix
		D)	vas deferns, urethra


6	The ___ circulation system carries blood through the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart.
		A)	pulmonary
		B)	systemic
		C)	hepatic portal
		D)	thoracic


7	Blood from the anterior portion of the body enters the right atrium through the ____.
		A)	brachiocephalic artery
		B)	descending aorta
		C)	caudal vena cava
		D)	cranial vena cava


8	Which portion of the kidney has the highest osmotic pressure?
		A)	inner medulla
		B)	outer medulla
		C)	cortex
		D)	renal artery


9	What is the path that sperm must follow to reach the egg?
		A)	ovary, oviduct, uterus, cervix
		B)	oviduct, uterus, cervix, vagina
		C)	cervix, vagina, uterus, oviduct
		D)	vagina, cervix, uterus, oviduct


10	Which is the path that blood takes through the heart?
		A)	right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle
		B)	left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle
		C)	right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
		D)	left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle

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