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BIOS 255 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study – Heart – With Correct Answers What are the four valves found in the heart and where are they located? Give all names for each valve. “Tricus pid valve: located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. pulmonary semilunar valve: located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Mitral valve: located between the left atrium and the left ventricle. Aortic semilunar valve: located between the left ventricle and the aorta. (Tortora, 2...

Test Bank - Introduction to the Human Body, 11th Edition (Tortora, 2017) Chapter 1-24 | All Chapters Red blood cells - ANS-carry oxygen to our cells and CO2 to our lungs to exhale cell wall - ANS-A strong, rigid structure found on the outside plant cells; protects the cell. cell membrane - ANS-A semi-permeable layer that separates the outside of a cell from the inside of the cell; it regulates what goes into and out of the cell. Mitochondria - ANS-The powerhouse of the cell. Provi...

Test Bank - Microbiology-An Introduction, 12th Edition (Tortora, 2017), Chapter 1-28

Test Bank - Introduction to the Human Body, 11th Edition (Tortora, 2017) Chapter 1-24

Week 3: Discussion: Blood Vessel Structure Initial Post Instructions Choose one of the following topics for your initial post: A. Let's start by discussing the structure of our blood vessels. Let's each take a characteristic of (1) arteries, (2) veins, or (3) capillaries. Build upon what your classmates say to enable us to have a fuller understanding of these vessels that are essential for our existence. B. Cardiac output is the amount of blood ejected from the left or right ventricle ...

Week 7 Discussion: Transport of Gases Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 22 • Week 7 Concepts Initial Post Instructions Describe how oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported in the blood, and explain how their loading and unloading is affected by temperature, pH, BPG, and PCO2. Answer There are two ways dissolved in plasma and the major way, oxygen b...

Week 6 Discussion: Respiratory Anatomy Choose one of the following topics for your initial post: A. Describe the anatomy and histology of the respiratory system and how each of the functions are related. B. Describe the events that cause inhalation and exhalation and how Boyle's law relates to the events. Answer Boyle's law states that at a constant temperature, the pressure of a gas ...

Week 3: Discussion: Blood Vessel Structure Initial Post Instructions Choose one of the following topics for your initial post: A.Let's start by discussing the structure of our blood vessels. Let's each take a characteristic of (1) arteries, (2) veins, or (3) capillaries. Build upon what your classmates say to enable us to have a fuller understanding of these vessels that are essential for our existence. B.Cardiac output is the amount of blood ejected from the left or right ventricle in any giv...