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Alonso Mejia
Human Anatomy Final
| An inflammation of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airways of the lungs is called | pneumonia |
| The microscopic cilia function to | move mucus toward the pharynx. |
| The trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs make up the | lower respiratory tract. |
| The air-containing spaces that open, or drain, into the nasal cavity are called | paranasal sinuses |
| The structure referred to as the pacemaker of the heart is(are) the | SA node |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | leukopenia |
| After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the | left atrium |
| Blood flow from the heart through blood vessels to all parts of the body and back to the heart is referred to as _____ circulation | systemic |
| The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the | endothelium |
| Beta receptors: | bind norepinephrine |
| Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through the ventricles, into the central canal, and _____, and is absorbed back into the blood. | subarachnoid space |
| Small branches from the cervical plexus join which two cranial nerves? | Hypoglossal and accessory |
| The brain has _____ major divisions. | six |