Lymphatics
The ____ is the body's largest lymphatic organ.
spleen
Inflammation and fever are which line of defense in the innate immune system?
Second
What is an antigen?
anything your body recognizes as foreign
What cells produce the mucus that traps debris in the respiratory epithelium?
Goblet Cells
What is eupnea?
quiet every day breathing
What are the specialized lymphatic capillaries critical for transport of dietary lipids and vitamins to the bloodstream?
Lacteals
____ is the process of tagging a pathogen for phagocytosis by the binding of an antibody.
Opsonization
Where do B cells mature and achieve immunocompetence?
What are the components of the upper respiratory tract?
Nose, Nasal Cavity, Pharynx, Larynx
Which respiratory volume represents air left over in the lungs?
Residual Volume
What is the flow of lymph?
Lymphatic Capillaries>Lymph Collective Vessels>Lymph Trunk>Collecting Ducts>Subclavian Veins>Rt. Atrium
What are the 4 steps of phagocytosis?
1. Chemotaxis
2. Adherence
3. Ingestion
4. Digestion
Antibodies can occupy the active site of a virus and prevent its attachment. This is an example of what?
Neutralization
If the respiratory membrane increases in thickness, what would happen to the rate of diffusion?
diffusion would slow down
Give an example of an obstructive pulmonary disease?
Asthma
Emphysema
Pulmonary Edema
____ is the diffuse tissue that contains lymphocytes close to body openings of the alimentary and respiratory tract.
What are the 4 hallmarks of inflammatory response?
Redness, Heat, Swelling/Edema, and Pain
MHC II proteins are found on what three cells?
B cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells
Only air passes through what part of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx
A person in respiratory acidosis will shift the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve in what direction?
to the right
When Professor Sutton had Strep Throat alot in her 20's, what organ of the lymphatic system in her body was affected?
Hint: this organ is a first line of defense and a collection of lymphatic nodules that protect against ingested or inhaled pathogens.
Tonsils
What substances induce fever by triggered the hypothalamus to increase body temperature?
Pyrogens
While on a two week vacation in Brazil to celebrate her retirement, Mrs. Plum and her husband went on a hiking excursion in the Amazon rainforest. During the trek, Mrs. Plum was bitten by an Aedes Aegypti mosquito and 24 hours later, Mrs. Plum reported symptoms of nausea, fever, chills, and joint aches. She was later diagnosed with a case of Yellow Fever. During the second week, she was bitten again, but this time only some of Mrs. Plum's symptoms returned and they were much lighter. What T cells were activated in Mrs. Plum's body that reduced the symptoms of her second exposure?
Memory T cells
What cartilage has the laryngeal prominence known as the "Adams apple"?
Thyroid Cartilage
You test a patients blood sample on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve and the curve shifts to the left. Is this left shift a result of hyperventilation or hypoventilation? Why?
Hyperventilation because it pushes out more CO2 from the blood via excessive exhalation, therefore raising the blood's pH levels.