Essentials of Biology Study Set 4

The digestive, respiratory, and urinary systems are similar in that they all help maintain

Skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle are similar in that they are both

To enter the body, substances have to pass through connective tissue cells to reach the tissues beneath.

Which of the following is an incorrect match?

If the lymphatic system did not function correctly,

If blood sugar levels drop below normal, the _____ system is primarily responsible for returning levels to normal.

The ability of epithelial tissue to constantly divide

List the levels of organization of the body from simple to complex. 1. organ system2. organism3. tissue4. organ5. cell

Blood is classified as connective tissue because of its fluid matrix called plasma.

If your body is dehydrated, the control center in the brain will stimulate the release of a hormone which causes the reabsorption of water into the blood during urine formation. When the control center senses that enough water is reabsorbed, it will stop the release of the hormone. This is an example of

Homeostasis maintains various levels within a narrow range only if environmental conditions do not fluctuate much.

The nervous system and endocrine system control the body's functions by

Which of the following lists the levels of biological organization in order from simplest to most complex?

Glands are often composed of muscle tissue.

The urinary system and respiratory system both participate in homeostasis by removing metabolic waste.

Which of the following is true about epithelial tissue?

Which of the following would be most likely to occur if the sweat glands failed to be activated in response to an increased body temperature as shown in the figure?

Environmental air temperature can fluctuate many degrees during the course of a day. A human's body temperature

The _____ system is the only system in which there are different organs in males and females.

Ligaments are made up of loose fibrous connective tissue.