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week 13
study set
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the alarm reaction? | is characterized by the stress triad described earlier—hypertrophied adrenal cortex, atrophied lymphatic organs. |
| How is active immunity established? | Active immunity can be established artificially by using a technique called vaccination. |
| What is sentinel lymph node? | its the first lymph node to which a cancerous tumor can spread. |
| What is the function of the spleen? | defense, hematopoiesis, and red blood cell and platelet destruction; it also serves as a reservoir for blood. |
| How many bones are in the body? | Axial-80 bones total 206 appendicular- 126 |
| How many ribs do we have? | 12 total 1-7 True ribs 8-10 false ribs, 11-12 floating ribs |
| The heart has its own special covering, a multilayered sac called the? | pericardium. |
| Arteries are? | vessel that carries blood away from the heart. The aorta, from the left side of the heart, and the pulmonary trunk (which immediately splits into two pulmonary arteries) from the right side, are among the great vessels of the heart. |
| Veins are? | vessel that carries blood toward the heart. The superior vena cava and inferior vena cava to the right side of the heart are among the great vessels of the heart, as are the four pulmonary veins to the left side. |
| The outer layer of the heart wall is called the? | epicardium |