Importance of Oxygen and Water in Human Body

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Why is oxygen necessary for human cells?

  • To facilitate oxidative reactions that release energy from foods (correct)
  • To maintain normal body temperature
  • To generate body heat
  • To provide the watery environment for chemical reactions

What percentage of the air we breathe is oxygen?

  • 40%
  • 30%
  • 20% (correct)
  • 10%

How does the body lose water?

  • By evaporation from the lungs and skin (correct)
  • Through ingested foods
  • Through body excretions
  • By metabolic reactions

Why is maintaining normal body temperature crucial for metabolic reactions?

<p>To prevent death (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What primarily generates body heat in the human body?

<p>The muscular system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of atmospheric pressure in breathing?

<p>It is essential for gas exchange in the lungs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body includes the head, neck, and trunk?

<p>Axial part (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?

<p>Frontal plane (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a section produced by cutting along a sagittal plane called?

<p>Sagittal section (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a frontal plane also known as?

<p>Coronal plane (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

<p>Transverse plane (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a median plane divide the body into?

<p>Right and left parts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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