What is the name of the microscopic sacs in the lungs where blood-gas exchange takes place?
Alveoli
Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver
A. secreting water into the small intestine
B. removing many drugs and poisons from the blood
C. converting excess glucose and storing it
secreting water in to the small intestine
The diffusion of glucose, waste, and oxygen occurs in
A. capillaries
B. veins
C. arteriesA. capillaries
What are the 2 types of Macrophages?
fixed and wondering
Name 2 functions of the skin.
protect, absorb, excrete, regulate temp
list the 4 functions of the digestive system?
absorb, ingest, digest, egest
what is another name for the Bicuspid Valve?
mitral valve
What cells are involved with Humoral Immunity & in Cell-Mediated Immunity
Cell Mediated - T cells
Humoral - B cells and Plasma cells
epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
T or F - Oxygenated blood is shown in diagrams as blue
false
What is the name of the finger like structures that line the entire small intestine?
villi
What is another name for a WBC and RBC?
leukocyte & erythrocyte
What is the number 1 sign there is an infection?
raised white blood cells
What are the 3 types of muscle?
cardiac, skeletal, muscular
The exchange of oxygen between the blood and body cells is
A. external respiration
B. Internal Respiration
C. Cellular RespirationInternal Respiration
What organ has 4 parts to it Ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid.
large intestine
atrium receives blood & ventricle pumps blood
What do we call a substance that causes an allergic reaction?
allergen
What are the 3 types of Joints and give an example
freely moving - shoulder
slightly moving - ribs
immovable - skull
The voice box is another name for the
A. Pharynx
B. Trachea
C. Larynx
C. Larynx
T or F : Fats are emulsified by bile, digested, and then absorbed through the villi of the small intestine.
true
What cell is responsible for blood clotting?
Macrophages & Lymphocytes
Describe the Subcutaneous Layer.
attaches the dermis to muscle and bone, insulates, provides protect and gives structure to the body