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Anatomy 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The small leaf-shaped cartilage that projects upward behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the | Epiglottis |
| The air-containing spaces that open, or drain, into the nasal cavity are called | paranasal cavities |
| The vibrissae function as | filters, baffles and producers of mucus |
| If you were to trace the movement of air through the nose into the pharynx, it would pass through the following structures in which order? | anterior nares, vestibule, meatus, and posterior nares |
| The spleen is located in the _____ region. | left hypochondriac |
| About half of the lymph flowing through the thoracic duct comes from the: | liver & small intestine |
| Each cortical nodule is composed of packed lymphocytes that surround a less dense area called a | germinal center |
| The lymph nodes located just above the bend of the elbow are called the _____ lymph nodes. | supratochlear |
| Which substance can destroy pathogens by lowering the pH to a level at which they cannot function? | hydrochloric acid |
| The size of lymph nodes varies from _____ mm to more than _____ mm in diameter. | 10;35 |
| Starling’s law of the heart states that, within limits, the longer, or more stretched, the heart fibers are at the beginning of the contraction, the | stronger the contraction |
| The term used to describe the collection of mechanisms that influence the circulation of blood is: | hemodynamics |
| The difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure is called | pulse pressure |
| The hypophyseal portal veins are primarily located in the | pars intermedia |
| Endolymph is made | in the stria vascularis |
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