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Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Match the appropriate part of the human respiratory system with its correct label.

In humans, blood cells are produced in the ____.​

Diffusion is slow over distances of a few millimeters, making it an unsuitable mechanism by which large animals exchange gases and nutrients between the external and internal environments.​

In the collecting ducts of the kidney, antidiuretic hormone promotes water conservation by increasing the assembly of [x]. (be specific)

As filtrate moves through the ____ in mammals, it generally undergoes a dramatic decrease in osmolarity.​

Stimuli for the activation of the RAS pathway include

Why is proper ventilation important for a respiring animal?​

Metanephridia differ from protonephridia in all of the following ways EXCEPT that:

Produced in the posterior pituitary, ____ increases water absorption in the kidneys.​

Signals from the atrioventricular (AV) node are carried to the bottom of the heart by ____.​