Show:
Blood
The Heart Wall
Lymphatic System
Respiratory Tract
Digestive System Histology
100
This component of blood makes up the largest percent of overall blood volume
What is plasma / water
100
This connective tissue structure surrounds the heart, and contains a small amount of lubricant to reduce friction
What is the pericardium
100
The fluid found within the lymphatic system
What is lymph
100
Name one component of the upper respiratory tract
What is the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx
100
The epithelial tissue of the small intestines is this type
What is simple columnar epithelium
200
This formed element makes up 99.9% of all formed elements
What are red blood cells
200
The muscular layer of the heart wall
What is myocardium
200
This lymphatic vessel drains the upper right hand quadrant of the body
What is the right lymphatic duct
200
Name a structure of the respiratory tract that contains stratified squamous epithelium
What are the larynx and pharynx (oro, laryngo)
200
This nervous system is comprised of the submucosal neural plexus and the myenteric neural plexus
What is the enteric nervous system
300
What structure is responsible for blood production?
What is red bone marrow
300
Muscle found lining the auricles
What is pectinate muscle
300
Why is the thymus considered a primary lymphatic structure?
Site of lymphocyte maturation
300
This cartilage structure changes the length of the vocal ligament
What is the arytenoid cartilage
300
What are the four major layers of the digestive tract?
What are the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa
400
Besides red blood cells, these are the other two formed elements.
What are white blood cells and platelets
400
This structure is responsible for anchoring the myocardium and heart valves, as well as electrically insulating the atria from the ventricles
What is the cardiac skeleton
400
This lymphatic organ is responsible for filtering blood
What is the spleen
400
This smooth muscle is found on the posterior side of the trachea
What is the trachealis muscle
400
Blood vessels and lymphatic vessels are found in this layer of the digestive system.
What is the submucosa
500
Besides water, the other two major components of blood plasma are:
Plasma proteins / dissolved solutes
500
The deepest layer of the heart wall is made up of this type of tissue. BE SPECIFIC
What is simple squamosal epithelial tissue
500
The thoracic duct empties lymph into what structure?
What is the junction of left subclavian vein and left internal jugular vein
500
The trachea splits into what structures at the carina - BE SPECIFIC
What are the main / primary bronchi
500
These cells are found throughout the GI tract and are responsible for producing mucous
What are goblet cells