Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, Books a la Carte Edition and Modified Mastering A&P with Pearson eText - ValuePack Access Card (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134269221
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 14RQ
A group of biology majors went to a mall and asked passersby, “Why does blood flow?” These are some of the answers they received. Which answers are teleological and which are mechanistic? (Not all answers are correct, but they can still be classified.)
- a. Because of gravity
- b. To bring oxygen and food to the cells
- c. Because if it didn’t flow; we would die
- d. Because of the pumping action of the heart
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