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Week's 7-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| diverticula | small bulges that stick out of the side of the large intestine (colon) |
| upper respiratory tract | nose, nasophar-ynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, and larynx |
| lower respiratory tract | trachea, all segments of the bron-chial tree, and the lungs |
| Pulmonary ventilation | inspiration, moves air into the lungs, and the other phase, expiration, moves air out of the lungs |
| Boyle’s law | a gas’s volume is inversely proportional to its pressure |
| How long is the gastrointestinal (GI) tract | 10 meters |
| The innermost layer of the GI wall—the layer facing the lumen, or open space, of the tube is called the ________ | mucosa |
| often called a “mini brain” or “second brain” because it includes afferent neurons, interneurons, and efferent neurons that independently operate their own nervous reflexes | Enteric nervous system |
| short termi of the small intestine and the connection to the large intestine | ileum |
| he defense system with which you were born | innate immunity |
| the basis for effective immunization and involves immune responses that are specific to an antigen | adaptive immunity |