Anatomy and Physiology

small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are termed_________________.

The pancreas is not a lymphatic structure?

The distal portion of the small intestine contains clumps of lymph follicles called_____________.

Both lymph and blood flow are heavily dependant on ______________.

The thymus is most active during ______________.

Which lymphatic structure drains lymph from the right upper limb and the right side of the head and thorax?

What effect does age have on size of the thymus?

The lymphatic capillaries are___________.

Antibodies that act against a particular foreign substance are releases by _____________.

Lymph leaves a node via _________________.

Which cells become immunocompotent due to thymic hormones?

When the lymphatic structures are blocked due to tumors, the result is ______________.

Lymph transport depends on the movement of of adjacent tissues, such as skeletal muscles?

T cells are the only form of lymphocytes found in lymphoid tissue?

Lymphoid tissue that appears as a swelling of the mucosa in the oral cavity is called a(n) ________________.

The thymus is not a mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue?

Peyer's pathces are found in the _______________.

Lymph capillaries are absent in all but which of the following?
A) bones and teeth
B) CNS
C) bone marrow
D) digestive organs

What is bubo?

The thymus is the only lymphoid organ that does not:

Large clusters of lymph nodes occur in all of the following locations except the ___________.

Functions of the spleen do not include_____________.

B cells produce plasma cells, which secrete antibodies into the blood?

Digestive tract-associated lymphatic tissue includes all of the following except_____________.
A) islets of Langerhans
B) lingual tonsils
C) Peyer's patches
D) palatine tonsils

Which of the following is not a method that maintains lymph flow?

The tonsils located at the base of the tongue are the __________________.

Which of the following is not a normal component of lymph?
A) plasma proteins
B) red blood cells
C) water
D) ions

A sentinal node is _________.

Which of the following are functions of lymphoid tissue?
A) house and provide a proliferation site for lymphocytes
B) house and provide a proliferation site for neutrophils
C) furnish an ideal surveillance vantage point for lymphocytes and macrophages
D) A and C

Which of the following is not a function of the lymphatic system?
A) transporting dietary fats
B) transporting respiratory gases
C) draining excess interstitial fluid
D) carrying out immune responses

Which of the following is not a function of lymph nodes?
A) produce lymph fluid and cerebro-spinal fluid
B) act as lymph filters and activate the immune system
C) produce lymphoid cells and granular WBC's
D) serve as antigen surveillance areas

The bodies water volume is closely tied to the level of which of the following ions?
A) calcium ions
B) sodium ions
C) potassium ions
D) hydrogen ions

The term hypotonic hydration refers to _____________.

Hypoproteinemia is a condition of unusually low levels of plasma proteins. This problem is often characterized by __________________.

Which of the following hormones is important in the regulation of sodium ion concentrations in the extra-cellular fluid?
A) erythropoietin
B) antidiuretic hormone
C) renin
D) aldosterone

Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that is made in the atria of the heart. The influence of this hormone is to ________________.

Respiratory acidosis can occur when ________________.

Which of the following two organs function as the most important physiological buffer systems?
A) the stomach and the liver
B) the lungs and the kidneys
C) the adrenal glands and the testes
D) the thyroid gland and the heart

Which of the choices below is not an essential role of salts in the body?
A) neuromuscular activity
B) secretory activity
C) anabolism of proteins
D) membrane permeability

The fluid link between the external and internal enviroment is ________________.

Newborn infants have a relatively higher ___________ content in their ECF than do adults.

Although sodium is mainly found in the extracellular fluid, most __________ is found in the intracellular fluid.

Which of the following describes the distribution of sodium and potassium between cells and body fluids?
A) equal amounts of each ion in the cels and body fluids
B) Na⁺ mainly in the cells, K⁺ in the body fluids
C) K⁺ mainly in the cells, Na⁺ in the body fluids
D) little of either in the cells, but large amounts of each in the body fluids

problems with fluid, and acid-base balance are particularly common in infants because of their _____________.

The single most important factor influencing potassium ion secretion is ________________.

The term alkaline reserve is used to describe the ___________ buffer system.

A falling blood pH and a rising partial pressure of carbon dioxide due to pneumonia or emphysema indicates______________.

The movement of fluids between cellular compartments ___________.

What hormone reduces blood pressure and blood volume by inhibiting nearly all events that promote vasoconstriction and sodium ion and water retention?

Which of the following is not a method for regulating the hydrogen ion concentration in blood?
A) diet
B) renal mechanism
C) chemical buffer system
D) respiratory changes

Which of the following is not a chamical buffer system?
A) phosphate
B) nucleic acid
C) protein
D) bicarbonate

Extracellular fluid in the human body is composed of all of the following except____________.
A) blood plasma
B) cerebrospinal fluid
C) lymph and interstitial fluid
D) glucose

Electrolytes have greater osmotic power than nonelectrolytes and therefore have the greatest ability to cause fluid shifts?

Which of the following hormones is important in stimulating water conservation in the kidneys?
A) antidiuretic hormone
B) atrial natriuretic peptide
C) thymosin
D) aldosterone

The maintenance of the proper pH of the body fluids may be the result of _____________.

Which of the following is not a disorder of water balance?
A) hypotonic hydration, in which sodium content is normal but water content is high
B) excessive hydration due to excess ADH secretion
C) edema or tissue swelling, which is usually due to an increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
D) excess water in interstitial spaces due to a low level of plasma proteins

The regulation of sodium ______________.

Kidney tubule cells are able to synthesize bicarbonate ion?

Blood analysis indicates low pH, and patient is breathing rapidly. Given your knowledge of acid-base balance, which of the following is most likely?
A) respiratory acidosis
B) metabolic acidosis
C) metabolic alkalosis
D) respiratory alkalosis

A patient is breathing slowly and blood pH analysis indicates an abnormally high value. What is the likely diagnosis?

One of the major physiological factors that triggers thirst is ___________.

Annie has just eaten a large order of heavily salted french fries, some pickled eggs, and some cheese. How will consuming this much salt affect her physiology?

The most important force causing net water flow across capillary walls is ______________.

Which of the following does not depend on the presence of electrolytes?
A) neuromuscular excitability
B) membrane polarity
C) amount of body fat
D) maintenance of osmotic relations between cells and ECF

The regulation of potassium balance ___________.

Cells on the dorsal surface of the two-layered embryonic disc migrate to form a raised groove known as the ____________.

The result of polyspermy in humans is____________.

It is impossible for sperm to be functional (able to fertilize the egg) until after _______________.

Milk ejection or letdown reflex is stimulated by which of the following hormones associated with pregnancy?
A) gonadotropin
B) inhibin
C) oxytocin
D) prolactin

Estrogen and progesterone maintain the integrity of the uterine lining and prepare the mammary glands to secrete milk. Which of the following structures makes this possible during the first three months of pregnancy?
A) corona radiata
B) the amnion
C) corpus luteum
D) the chorion

The placenta, a vitally important metabolic organ, is made up of a contribution from mother and fetus. which portion is from the fetus?

Which of the following is not a germ layer?
A) epiderm
B) endoderm
C) mesoderm
D) ectoderm

The formation of endodermal and ectodermal germ layers occurs at _______________.

Which hormone maintains the viability of the corpus luteum?

Which of the following is a highly unlikely method of producing a child?
A) ectopic implantation
B) gamete intrafallopian transfer
C) in vitro fertilzation
D) embryo transfer

Implantation involves _______________.

The umbilical arteris carry ______________.

The correct sequence o preembryonic structures is _______________.

Temperature is not assessed as part of the apgar score?

Hormones concerned with events of lactation include ___________.

Onset of labor may be a result of all of the following factors except _____________.
A) high estrogen levels
B) aspirin and similar drugs
C) secretion of oxytocin
D) concentration-related increased emotional and physical stress

Millions of sperm cells are destroyed by the vagina's acidic enviroment?

Shortly after implantation ____________.

The dorsal surface cells of the inner cell mass form ______________.

Muscle tissue is formed by the ______________.

Neural tissue is formed by the _________________.

The trophoblast is mostly responsible for forming the ________________.

At which stage of labor is the "afterbirth" expelled?

Inhibin is not produced by the placenta?

During which stage of labor is the fetus delivered?

Aspirin is not considered a teratogen?

Development events during weeks 9-12 include ______________.

Derivatives of the ectoderm include ___________.

Milk ejection or letdown reflex is stimulated by this pregnancy associated hormone