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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 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 (naso, oro, laryngo)
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 the 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 is the larynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
200
This nervous system is comprised of the submucosal neural plexus and the myenteric neural plexus
What is the enteric nervous system
300
Which structure is responsible for blood production?
What is red bone marrow
300
One of the reasons heart cells are "special" is because of this structure which connects adjacent cells
What is an intercalated disc
300
Why is the thymus considered a primary lymphatic structure?
Because lymphocytes mature within the thymus gland
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 is the: 1) mucosa, 2) submucosa, 3) muscular, 4) serosa / adventitia
400
Besides red blood cells, these are the two other 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 lymphoid structure 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 trachialis
400

This region of the GI tract has the most surface area

What is the jejunum 

500
Besides water, the other two major components of blood plasma are:
What are plasma proteins and other 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(s):
What is the junction of the internal jugular vein and the left subclavian vein
500
The trachea splits into what structures at the carina:
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