Physiology: Lymphatics, Digestive, Endocrine

Question 1

What manage the immune response, attack and destroy foreign cells

Answer 1

T cells

Question 2

What produces plasma cells, which secrete antibodies, antibodies immobilize antigens
memory

Answer 2

B cells

Question 3

What are these the basic functions of?
Filtration - macrophages destroy microorganisms and debris
Immune system activation- monitor for antigens and mount attach against them

Answer 3

Lymph nodes

Question 4

Tonsils, Thymus, Spleen, collecting ducts, Peyer’s patch (in intestine) , and appendix are all ___________ organs

Answer 4

lymphoid

Question 5

________ forms a ring of lymphatic tissue around the pharynx

Answer 5

Tonsils

Question 6

Isolated clusters of lymphoid tissue, similar to tonsils

Answer 6

Peyer’s patch

Question 7

What is Muscosa Associated Lymphatic Tissue?

Answer 7

MALT

peyer’s patch, tonsils, and the appendix

Question 8

What is located on either side of the posterior end of the oral cavity?

Answer 8

Palatine tonsils

Question 9

What lies at the base of the tongue?

Answer 9

Lingual tonsils

Question 10

What is located at the posterior wall of the nasopharynx?

Answer 10

Pharyngeal tonsil

Question 11

What surrounds the opening of the auditory tubes into the pharynx?

Answer 11

Tubal tonsils

Question 12

Crypts trap and destroy bacteria and particulate matter

Answer 12

Tonsils

Question 13

Why is the left ventricle muscles thicker than the right ventricle?

Answer 13

The left pumps more oxygenated blood

Question 14

What are the layers of the GI tract?

Answer 14

muscosa, submucosa, muscularis propia, serosa

Question 15

Lubrication to facilitate swallowing, taste, and speech

Protecting against bacteria through washing the mouth, neutralizing bacterial acids, and secretion of agents that reduce bacterial growth-lysozymes, lgA binding protein.

Digestion of starches and fats

Answer 15

Functions of salvia

Question 16

a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract

moves food through the pharynx to the esophagus

Answer 16

Peristalsis

Question 17

generated within the circulation and liver- has the highest cholesterol content and function to deliver cholesterol to the tissue

Answer 17

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

Question 18

is generated by the liver and intestine and perform reverse cholesterol transport, delivering cholesterol from the tissues to the liver for elimination in the bile

Answer 18

High-density-lipoprotein (HDL)

Question 19

LDL is good in comparison to HDL (T or F)

Answer 19

False

Question 20

High levels of LDL and low levels of HDL could result in what major risk factor?

Answer 20

coronary heart disease

Question 21

What are swollen veins in the lower part of the rectum and anus that cause bleeding, itching or irritation, pain, and discomfort

-causes by straining during bowel movements, obesity, or pregnancy

Answer 21

Hemorrhoids

Question 22

What is the Nephrons pathway?

Answer 22

Proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct

Question 23

After products empty into the collecting ducts they go through

Answer 23

medullary pyramids, papillae, minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis

Question 24

Amino acid based hormones are water soluble. T or F

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Which of the following is a lipid soluble hormone?

Answer 25

a) . Testosterone
b) . Peptide
c) . Amine

Question 26

Where are lipid soluble hormones located?

Answer 26

Intracelluar

Question 27

Where are water soluble hormones located?

Answer 27

Cell surface

Question 28

Amine (epinephrine), peptide/protein are ________ soluble

Answer 28

water