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18.1 Exchanging Materials: Basic Principles
| - List three reasons cells must be small.
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- Give an example of homeostasis.
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18.2 Circulation
| - What are the
functions of the heart, arteries, veins, arterioles, blood, and capillaries?
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- How do red
blood cells assist in the transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
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- How does the
function of T-lymphocytes differ from B-lymphocytes?
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- What is the
function of a phagocyte?
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18.3 Gas Exchange
| - Describe
the mechanics of breathing.
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- How are
blood pH and breathing interrelated?
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- Why does a
poorly functioning heart result in a person experiencing shortness of breath?
(hint: think about carbon dioxide)
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18.4 Obtaining Nutrients
| - Describe
three ways in which the digestive system increases its ability to absorb
nutrients.
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- List three
functions of the liver.
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- Name five
digestive enzymes and their functions.
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- What is the
role of bile in digestion?
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- How is fat absorption
different from absorption of carbohydrate and protein?
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18.5 Waste Disposal | - What is the function of the glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of
Henle, and distal convoluted tubule?
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Describe how the kidney regulates the amount of water in the body.
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