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Question | Answer |
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Some parasympathetic postganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in nuclei in the brainstem. | False |
Which is not true about sympathetic postganglionic neurons? | They produce acetylcholine. |
All cell bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located within the CNS. | False |
Dendrites and cell bodies of sympathetic preganglionic neurons are located in the | gray matter of the thoracic and upper lumbar segments of the spinal cord. |
Region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm. | adenohypophysis |
Factors that affect the strength of myocardial contraction are called | inotropic factors. |
Which division of the autonomic nervous system sends fibers to the heart? | sympathetic and parasympathetic |
The ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles is called | phagocytosis. |
The body’s defense mechanisms can be organized into one of two major categories of immune mechanisms; these are | innate and adaptive immunity. |
The movement of phagocytes from blood vessels to an inflammation site is called | diapedesis. |
Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | antigen’s epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule’s antigen-binding site |
The microscopic cilia function to | move mucus toward the pharynx. |
The trachea divides at its lower end into two | primary bronchi. |
The small leaf-shaped cartilage that projects upward behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the | epiglottis. |
In the right lung, the superior and middle lobes are separated by the: | horizontal fissure. |
The anatomical division of the pharynx that is located behind the mouth from the soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below is called the: | oropharynx. |
The intestinal lining has circular folds that contain many tiny projections called | villi |
Which salivary gland produces only a mucous type of saliva? | sublingual |
The structure that permits material to pass from the ileum into the large intestine is the | ileocecal valve. |
The uppermost division of the small intestine is the | duodenum. |
The right angle between the transverse colon and the ascending colon is the: | hepatic flexure. |
The more common term for deglutition is: | swallowing. |
The proper anatomical order for the divisions of the colon is: | ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid. |
The fan-shaped projection of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the: | mesentery. |
The part of the colon that lies in the vertical position, on the left side of the abdomen, extending from a point below the stomach and spleen to the level of the iliac crest is the _____ colon. | descending |