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Alma Sandoval

Human Anatomy

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Which layer of the larger blood vessels is made up of endothelium? tunica intima.
The internal iliac artery supplies blood to the pelvis.
Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as: hematopoietic stem cells.
The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the endothelium.
During fetal circulation, what opening in the septum, between the right and left atria, directs most of the blood so that it bypasses the fetal lungs? foramen ovale.
Lymph ducts empty into the circulatory system, draining into the: subclavian veins.
The cisterna chyli: originates in the thoracic duct.
An infection in the thumb may result in enlargement of the _____ nodes. superficial cubital.
Each cortical nodule is composed of packed lymphocytes that surround a less dense area called a germinal center.
During their residence in the thymus, pre-T cells develop into _____, cells that proliferate as rapidly as any in the body. thymocytes.
Antibodies are proteins of the family called immunoglobulins.
Adaptive immunity, part of the body’s third line of defense, is orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell called the lymphocyte.
Lymph capillaries called lacteals are located in the: small intestine.
Hassall corpuscles are part of the thymus.
The type of immune mechanism that provides a general defense by acting against anything recognized as “not self” is called: nonspecific immunity.
The roof of the nose is separated from the cranial cavity by a portion of the ethmoid bone called the cribriform plate
An inflammation of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airways of the lungs is called rhinitis. pneumonia.
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