Short Answer
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 1 through
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What is the basic unit of structure and function in the
body?
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2.
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What
type of tissue moves blood through the heart and food through the digestive system?
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Which
organ system controls most body functions.
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 4 through
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What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?
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Is
the blood that travels to the lungs oxygen-rich or oxygen-poor?
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What
do you think is the relationship between breathing rate and heart rate?
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 7 through
9.
Which structures in the skin help to regulate body
temperature.
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Which
structures produced in the skin can protect the scalp from ultraviolet radiation?
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What
function does the layer of fat beneath the dermis provide?
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10.
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 10 through
12.
What are four methods by which pathogens get
transferred?
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Which
causes of death listed in the table are infectious diseases?
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12.
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Why
have infectious diseases become less common in the last century?
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13.
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 13 through
15.
What is the inflammatory response?
Why is it
sometimes called the body's general defense?
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Briefly summarize the role of T cells and B cells in combating
infection.
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15.
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How
does the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) destroy the body's ability to fight
disease?
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 16 through
18.
What are the advantages of using an MRI over X-rays?
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What
do X-rays and radio waves have in common?
How do they
differ?
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18.
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What
do you call the picture produced by an ultrasound machine?
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Directions: Use the illustration below to answer questions 19 through
21.
 How can frequent hand washing prevent the spread of infectious disease?
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20.
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How
do vaccines provide you with active immunity against disease?
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