CHAPTER 17 — BLOOD
This formed element is responsible for oxygen transport.
Erythrocyte (RBC)
These cells produce antibodies.
Plasma cells
This structure conducts air from the larynx to the bronchi.
Trachea
This organ stores and concentrates bile.
Gallbladder
This structure carries urine from kidney to bladder.
Ureter
This iron-containing pigment gives blood its red color.
This iron-containing pigment gives blood its red color.
These cells kill virus-infected cells without prior sensitization.
NK cells
This pressure inside alveoli changes during breathing.
Intrapulmonary pressure
This hormone stimulates gallbladder contraction.
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
This nephron structure contains fenestrated capillaries.
Glomerulus
This protein maintains most plasma colloid osmotic pressure.
Albumin
These receptors recognize common microbial patterns.
Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
This pressure difference keeps the lungs expanded.
Transpulmonary pressure
This process mechanically breaks large lipid droplets into smaller droplets.
Emulsification
This nephron segment is impermeable to water and reabsorbs salts.
Thick ascending limb
This amino acid substitution disease affects the β-globin chain.
Sickle-cell anemia
This complement pathway is activated by antibodies bound to antigens.
Classical pathway
This condition involves collapse of alveoli due to obstruction or pleural injury.
Atelectasis
This peritoneal fold suspends the stomach from the liver.
Lesser omentum
These specialized epithelial cells create filtration slits in the glomerulus.
Podocytes
This blood disorder results from red bone marrow failure affecting all formed elements.
Aplastic anemia
This adaptive immune process rapidly produces identical antigen-specific lymphocytes.
Clonal expansion
This respiratory disorder decreases lung compliance by causing fibrosis and stiffening.
Pulmonary fibrosis
This dangerous inflammation of the peritoneum may result from a ruptured
Peritonitis
This nephron type is specialized for producing concentrated urine.
Juxtamedullary nephron