Test 2- Chapter 22-23 questions

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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


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