Quiz 7 review

How many teeth does an adult have?

36

How much can the average adult stomach hold when full?

4 liters of food

What is the primary function of the small intestine?

Absorption of nutrients

What is another term for your canine teeth?

Cuspids

What are main roles of the liver?

Detoxifying drugs and alcohol, degrade hormones, make cholesterol and bile

What is the term for normal breathing?

Eupnea

What is an emotionally induced response in which air movement is similar to crying?

Laughing

What are three functions of the sinuses?

Lighten the skull, act as resonance chambers for speech, help moisten the air

Swallowing and peristalsis both assist in:

Propulsion from one digestive organ to the next

What is the amount of air remaining in the lungs even after the greatest possible expiratory effort?

Residual volume

Exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane occurs by:

Simple diffusion

The walls of the alveoli are largely composed of:

Simple squamous epithelium cells

What does the enzyme amylase digest?

Starch

Where are the neural centers that control respiratory rhythm and depth located?

The medulla

Where does starch digestion begin?

The mouth

Which lung has three lobes?

The right

Intrinsic factor needed for absorption:

Vitamin B12

What purpose does the larynx serve?

Voice production, airway protection, breathing

What is the respiratory volume inhaled/exhaled during normal breathing referred to as?

normal volume

Cilia of the trachea that beat continually propel contaminated mucus:

toward the throat to be swallowed