Anti-Body Experience
The function of interferons is to:
prevent viral replication
Where are T & B cells produced?
red bone marrow
During external respiration, gases are exchanged between the:
outside air and blood
Edema is an abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid within tissues when:
filtration exceeds reabsorption
The outer area of the kidney that is deep to capsule is known as the:
renal cortex
Antibodies are produced by:
plasma cells
Inflammation and fever are part of the _____________line of defense.
second
A function of type II alveolar (septal) cells is to:
produce surfactant
Immunity, the body’s ability to defend itself against disease, is also known as the term:
resistance
The basic pattern of breathing is set by nuclei of neurons located in the:
medulla oblongata
The most common structure class of antibody molecules is:
IgG
amount of air in/out of lungs in 1 minute, 5-6 liters/minute
normal resting minute volume
What causes a male to have larger thyroid cartilage then women?
testosterone
an enzyme found in body fluids that flow over epithelial surfaces that destroys certain bacteria
lysozyme
The most abundant steroids & are classified as a lipid in the body are in the form of:
Cholesterol
What consists of glucose & other sugars, and provides a chemical energy source to generate ATP to fuel metabolic reactions?
Carbohydrates
Which muscles, when contracting, helps decrease the space of the thoracic cavity to aid in forced exhalation:
internal intercostals
Air pressure in the middle ear is equalized via the auditory tube which opens into the:
nasopharynx
The process of coating an antigenic microbe with antibodies to make it more susceptible to phagocytosis is called:
opsonization
The kidney releases which hormone to help increase red blood cell production:
EPO
When acidic chyme enters the duodenum, which organ secretes buffered digestive juices:
pancreas
in a mixture of gases, each gas exerts its own partial pressure
Dalton's law
Lack of resistance to the damaging effects of a pathogen is known as:
susceptibility
The trachea extends from the: (where to where)
larynx to vertebra T5
From the collecting duct of the nephron in the kidney, urine passes to the:
minor calyces