Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605197
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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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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