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1
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Name the internal ridge that is sensitive to triggering a cough reflex, where the trachea divides?

A

EPIGLOTTIS

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2
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How does AP progress through the heart?

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SA NODE
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ATRIA
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AV NODE
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BUNDLE OF HIS
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BUNDLE BRANCHES
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PURKINJE FIBRES
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VENTRICLES
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3
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Name the layer of pleural membrane covering the lungs?

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VISCERAL PLEURA

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4
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Name the layer of pleural membrane which covers the inside of the thoracic cavity?

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PARIETAL PLEURA

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5
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What starts to happen to the immune system of the elderly?

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TARGETS OWN BODY’S CELLS

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6
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What is the name of any substance recognized as foreign, eliciting an immune response?

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ANTIGEN

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The Frank-Starling law states that the _______ ________ of the heart increases in response to an increase in the volume of blood filling the heart (the end diastolic volume).

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STROKE VOLUME

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8
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The alveoli are a part of which zone?

*** functions in gas exchange

A

RESPIRATORY ZONE

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9
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The ______________ zone filters, receives olfactory stimuli, and generates sound for speech.

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CONDUCTING ZONE

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10
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Surfactant helps prevent the alveoli from what?

A

COLLAPSING

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11
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Which lymphatic organ produces B cells and immature T cells?

A

RED MARROW

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12
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Which lymphatic organ produces mature T cells from pre-T cells?
*** school for T-cells

A

THYMUS

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13
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Where is the thymus located?

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MEDIASTINUM

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14
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Which lymphatic organ removes ruptured, worn out, defective RBCs, and stores platelets and monocytes?

A

SPLEEN

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15
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In order to inhale, muscles must contract, so that thoracic ________ can increase.

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VOLUME

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16
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In order to exhale, muscles must relax, so that thoracic ________ can increase.

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PRESSURE

17
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The ___________ circulation is a function of the left side of the heart.

A

PULMONARY

18
Q

The ___________ circulation is a function of the right side of the heart.

A

SYSTEMIC

19
Q

Veins carry ___________ blood back to the heart.

A

DEOXYGENTAED

20
Q

Arteries carry __________ blood to the tissues.

A

OXYGENTAED

21
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Vasoconstriction is a ___________ in lumen size.

A

DECREASE

22
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Vasodilation is a ___________ in lumen size.

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INCREASE

23
Q

The visceral layer of the serous pericardium is also know as what?

A

EPICARDIUM

24
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What is the parietal layer of the serous pericardium attached to?

A

FIBROUS PERICARDIUM

25
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What is the parietal layer of the serous pericardium attached to?

A

HEART MUSCLE

26
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Arterioles, with a substantial ability to constrict or dilate the vessel, perform blood flow _____________.

A

REGULATION

27
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The blood vessels with the most significant effect on blood pressure are __________.

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ARTERIOLES

28
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Name the non-specific defense which eats microbes?

A

PHAGOCYTE

29
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Name the non-specific defense which recognizes and kills microbes?

A

NATURAL KILLER (NK) CELLS

30
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The _________ semilunar valve prevents backflow of blood into the left ventricle.

A

AORTIC

31
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The _________ semilunar valve prevents backflow of blood into the right ventricle.

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PULMONARY

32
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Name the thickest chamber of the heart?

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LEFT VENTRICLE

33
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Name the most common antibody, which actually crosses the placenta to confer immunity to the newborn?

A

IgG

34
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Name the antibody which levels decrease during stress, found in sweat, tears, saliva, mucous, GI and breast milk?

A

IgA

35
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Name the antibody involved in allergic reactions, which also protects against parasitic worms?

A

IgE

36
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Name the metabolic process by which living cells absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide?

A

TISSUE RESPIRATION

37
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The big difference between non-specific defences, is that specific ones are ___________ and ___________.

A

IDENTIFIED
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REMEMBERED

SCT1 Physiology Module 8 (14 decks)

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