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Angel Frimpong
anatomy week 7 to week 16
| Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord consists primarily of: | cell bodies |
| Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is: | dendrite, cell body, and axon. |
| The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the: | somatic nervous system. |
| Flattened cell fragment found in the blood that functions in hemostasis; thrombocyte | Platelet |
| Lid-like cartilage overhanging the entrance to the larynx | Epiglottis |
| A type of white blood cell that stains readily with basic (alkaline) dyes | Basophil |
| Small branch of a bronchus | Bronchiole |
| A type of white blood cell that attacks large parasites and produces some allergic responses; stained by acidic dyes | Eosinophil |
| Microscopic sac-like dilations of terminal bronchioles | Alveoli |
| A type of white blood cell that stains with neutral dyes | Neutrophil |
| Substance, usually a protein fragment, that causes an immune response | Antigen |
| Large white blood cell; an angular leukocyte. | Monocyte |
| Lymphatic vessel located in each villus of the intestine; serves to absorb fat materials from chyme passing through the small intestine | Lacteal |
| A type of white blood cell, B lymphocytes produce antibodies T lymphocytes produce cell-mediated immunity | Lymphocyte |
| Sensory neuron sensitive to changes in blood pressure | Baroreceptor |
| Sheath of Schwann; formed by the nonmyelinated out layer of the Schwann cell around the axon of the neuron. | Neurilemma |
| A vessel carrying blood from capillaries towards the heart | Vein |
| Receptor that responds to chemicals; responsible for taste and smell and monitoring concentration of specific chemicals in the body | Chemoreceptor |
| A vessel carrying blood away from the heart | Artery |
| Sensory receptor activated by heat or cold | Thermoreceptors |
| What is another name for a sphincter muscle? | Circular muscle |
| What are the structures that deflect air as it passes through the nose called? | Conchae |
| What is another name for the prime mover? | Agonist |
| Where are the free edges of the atrioventricular valves anchored to? | Papillary muscles |
| What is the correct pathway for impulse conduction along a neuron? | Dendrite , cell body ,axon |