Chapter 24
refers to the death of heart muscles
what is infarction
The type of treatment is prescribed for patients who have undergone organ transplants.
What is Immunosuppressants?
The external entrances are the nostrils, or
What are nares
The term mastication refers to the process of
what is chewing
As their vital function, endocrine glands produce and regulate
What is hormones
The name for the heart's outer lining
What is pericardium
This occurs in a germinal center?
B lymphocytes reproduce
Oxygen enters the respiratory system via
What is inhalation?
A semiliquid form of food that is passed from the stomach to the small intestine is called
What is chyme
another name for type 2 diabetes
Non–insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
Elastic tubes that expand with pressure
What are arteries?
The process in which an antibody disables an antigen or causes it to be destroyed by scavenger cells is called
antibody-mediated response
The two main branches from the trachea that extend into the lungs
What are bronchi?
The main functions of digestive system
Digestion Absorption and Elimination
hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex is also known as adrenaline, the hormone responsible for the fight or flight response
What is
Epinephrine
The function of the sinoatrial (SA) node is to
initiate the heartbeat
Which part of the body do some B and T cells that have become memory cells monitor blood for the presence of antigens
What is the spleen?
what kind of process is quiet exhalation
passive
Food and liquids are carried down the esophagus by the involuntary muscular contractions known as
What is peristalsis
hormones aid in the process of digestion
What is secretin and gastrin?
Which cava brings blood from below the chest
Inferior vena cava
How does plasma leave the bloodstream to be collected as lymph
Leaks from the capillaries
When we breathe, an exchange of gases occurs between what part of the lungs
What is the alveoli?
This is an accessory organ of digestion, that plays essential role in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
what is the Liver
The gland that is considered to be both an endocrine and an exocrine
What is the pancreas?