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The part of the nervous system that carries signals from the skin, bones, joints, and muscles to the central nervous system
somatic sensory
Which of the following primarily aides in the movement of lymphatic fluid?
Contractions of the lymphatic vessels themselves
They secrete chemicals that summon neutrophils and natural killer cells
What are helper T cells?
Triggers the secretion of aldosterone
Hyponatremia
React to various chemicals, including odors and tastes
Chemoreceptor
In the peripheral nervous system, the myelin sheath is formed when ____________________ wrap themselves around the axon.
Schwann cells
Respond to light; found only in the eye
Photoreceptor
attract neutrophils, natural killer cells, and macrophages.
What are Helper T cells?
the body’s initial response to compensate for metabolic alkalosis
The respiratory rate will decrease
results when the body eliminates more water than sodium
Dehydration
The cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory centers are all located in the
Medulla Oblingata
Action of complement
Complement triggers a cascade of chemical reactions that result with the destruction of a bacterium
Respond to factors such as pressure or stretch that change the position of a receptor
Mechanoreceptor
For the Lyphatic system, what are the names of the two collecting ducts
Right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct
The breakdown of fat produces more than twice the amount of energy than the breakdown of carbohydrates. True/False
True
Respond to tissue damage; also known as pain receptors
Nocicepter
The most abundant immunoglobulin
What is IgG
Following a kidney transplant, a patient typically takes medication to:
suppress the immune system to prevent activation of a cellular immune response.
Allow you to orient your body in space and to know the position of your body parts
Proprioreceptor
A patient who is experiencing severe pain down the back of the leg most likely has an injury to a nerve in which plexus?
Sacral
Lymph differs from plasma in that lymph has
a lower protein content.
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the proper path of the main pain pathway
to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, the spinothalamic tract relays pain signal to thalamus; the thalamus relays the pain signal to the postcentral gyrus
The endocrine gland that influences more body processes than any other endocrine gland is the
pituitary gland
A patient is admitted to the hospital with paralysis on the right side of the body. Magnetic resonance imaging reveals that he has suffered a stroke on the left side of his brain. What is the most likely explanation for the location of his symptoms?
A stroke on the left side of the brain would affect motor signals being sent to the right side of the body.
Causes decreased urinary output
Aldosterone