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what are mesosomes?
site of ATP production in prokaryotic cells
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What type of cell division produces genetically identical offspring?
mitosis
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What is the role of the smooth muscle in lung tissues?
It can contract and constrict the airway which restricts the air flow
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What is one role of the cartilage in lung tissues?
It prevents the trachea and bronchi from collapsing when the air pressure is low
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What is the vital capacity?
The largest volume of air that can be moved in and out of lungs in any one breath
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What is the role of the vena cava?
Carries de-oxygenated blood from the body to the heart
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Where are the semi-lunar valves situated?
Between the ventricles and the arteries
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What can heart muscle be described as?
Myogenic- it starts its own impulse
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The apoplast is the...
passage of water through cell walls
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What is the magnification that an electron microscope can reach?
X500,000
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What is an advantage of having a closed circulatory system?
enables blood to be pumped at high pressures, so flows more quickly
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What is the role of tissue fluid?
To transport oxygen and nutrients from blood to the cells
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Jade

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Good source, but I thought that the atrioventricular valves are between the ventricles and atrium, not the semi-lunar?

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