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Why doesn't the stomach acid just digest right through the wall of the stomach?


A) The pH of the stomach acid is not low enough to be able to digest the lining.
B) It does, we just rebuild the layers faster than they can be digested.
C) The lining of the stomach is protected by mucus.
D) Food prevents the acid from digesting the wall of the stomach.
E) Neutralizers are imbedded in the stomach lining.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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If an arteriole has a radius of 48 micrometers ( μ\mu m) and a capillary in the same organ has a radius of 8 μ\mu m, what is the difference in resistance in blood flow between the two?


A) The resistance in the arteriole is 6 times the resistance in the capillary.
B) The resistance in the capillary is 6 times the resistance in the arteriole.
C) The resistance in the arteriole is 48 times the resistance in the capillary.
D) The resistance in the capillary is 48 times the resistance in the arteriole.
E) The resistance in the arteriole is 96 times the resistance in the capillary.
F) The resistance in the capillary is 96 times the resistance in the arteriole.

G) None of the above
H) A) and C)

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Fish and clams are similar in that both use _____________ for gas exchange.


A) gills
B) lungs
C) the moist surface of their skin
D) tracheal tubes
E) the mantle

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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