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Study Stack 2
Christa Young physiology weeks 7-14
| Another name for the parasympathetic nervous system is the ________ nervous system | craniolsacral |
| Dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are classified as: | catecholamines |
| The two-point discrimination test can be used to measure: | the sensitivity of the skin in various parts of the body |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to | hypercapnia |
| The T cell is considered | the communicator |
| Millions of B cells release millions of | antibodies |
| Memory cells | become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen |
| The body defense mechanisms can be organized into one of two major categories of immune mechanisms; these are | innate and adaptive immunity |
| The sensors that provide feedback information to the medulla rhythmicity area are the | central chemoreceptors and peripheral chemoreceptors |
| During inspiration, the expansion of the lungs causes | a decrease in alveolar pressure |