Test 2- Chapter 22-23 questions
The movement of phagocytes through the capillary wall is called
diapedesis
Tina is singing a song. At a certain point in the song, she forces a large volume of air out of the glottis and at the same time increases the tension on her vocal cords. The sound that she produces is
high pitched and loud
JJ is suffering from laryngitis. He will mostly likely experience which of the following symptoms
hoarseness
Immunoglobulins that are most abundant and are responsible for resistance against many viruses, bacteria, and bacterial toxins are
igG
Milly has just received a kidney transplant and is taking cyclosporin A to help prevent graft rejection. This medication is one in a class of drugs known as ____ drugs
immunosuppressive
Martha had a heart transplant. In order to keep her body from rejecting the transplant she takes
immunosuppressive drugs
Suppressor T cells act to
inhibit T and B cell activities.
During quiet breathing,
inspiration involves muscular contractions and expiration is passive
a sample of John's blood shows a high level of pyrogens. This would indicate that john
is running a fever
Inhaling through the nostrils is preferred over the mouth because
it allows better conditioning of the inhaled air
The thyroid cartilage is also called the
laryngeal prominence and Adam's apple
Primary bronchi are to ______ as a secondary bronchi are to ___.
main bronchi;lobar bronchi
An inflammatory response is triggered when
mast cells release histamine and heparin
The auditory tubes open into the
nasopharynx
Which of the following organs is not part of the lower respiratory system
pharynx
all of the following are characteristics of adaptive defenses except
present at birth
The respiratory epithelium of the conducting airways consists of
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
During a choking episode, most foreign objects are lodged in the ___ bronchus due to its larger diameter and steeper angle
right primary
During a choking episode, most foreign objects are lodged in the ________ bronchus due to its larger diameter and steeper angle.
right primary
In general, lymphocytes
spend most of their time in lymphatic tissue
Air flows between nasal conchae through the
superior, middle, and inferior nasal meatuses
Leslie has a severe sore throat and the lymph nodes in her neck are swollen. This would indicate that
the lymph node contains an increased number of lymphocytes
The merging of ____ forms the right lymphatic duct
the right jugular, right subclavian, and right bronchomediastinal trunks
Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of the
thoracic duct
The largest cartilage of the larynx is the ___ cartilage
thyroid
Areas of the spleen that contain large aggregations of lymphocytes are known as
white pulp
A pneumothorax typically causes
atelectasis
The term lymphadenopathy refers to
a chronic or excessive enlargement of lymph nodes
While playing in an intramural football game, Joe is tackled so hard that he breaks a rib. He can actually feel a piece of the rib sticking through the skin and he is having a difficult time breathing. Joe is probably suffering from
a pneumothorax
All of the following are true of the thymus gland expect that it
activates B cells