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Physio Week 6-12

Weeks 6-12

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An incision into the wall of the GI tract would cut, in order, from superficial to deep: serosa, muscularis, submucosa, and mucosa.
Which of the following organs has a mucosa layer composed of stratified squamous epithelium that resists abrasion? Esophagus
The extrinsic tongue muscles differ from the intrinsic tongue muscles in that the _____ outside the tongue. extrinsic muscles insert into the tongue but have their origin
Which of the following is not an anatomical part of the small intestine? Cecum
Which of the following salivary glands produces only a mucus type of saliva? Sublinguals
The walls of the GI tract are composed of ____ layers of tissue. four
The right angle between the transverse colon and the ascending colon is the: hepatic flexure.
Phagocytic cells lining liver sinusoids are called _____ cells. Kupffer
The type of tissue designed for absorption and secretion found throughout much of the GI tract is _____ epithelium. simple columnar
The hard palate consists of portions of: four bones: two maxillae and two palatines.
The fan-shaped projection of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the: mesentery.
The proper anatomical order for the divisions of the colon is: ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid.
The approximate length of the trachea, or windpipe, is _____ cm. 11
Which of the following is not lined with a ciliated mucous membrane? Vestibule
The structures that deflect air as it passes through the nose are called: conchae.
The total number of lobes in both lungs is: 5
Which of these structures is not found in the left lung? Horizontal fissure
The more common name for the pharynx is the throat.
Which of the following is true of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx? They serve in voice production.
Anatomically, how does the right bronchus differ from the left bronchus, and what effect might this have on the aspiration of objects? The right bronchus is slightly larger and more vertical than the left. This anatomical fact helps explain why aspirated foreign objects frequently lodge in the right bronchus.
Lymph capillaries called lacteals are located in the: small intestine.
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.
Lacteals: are able to absorb fat from the digestive system & are the lymphatics in the villi of the small intestines.
A type of blood cell produced by lymph nodes is called a(n) monocyte.
The lymphatic system, like the circulatory system, is a closed circuit. False
Nerves that contain mostly afferent fibers are called _____ nerves. sensory
Most unipolar neurons are usually: sensory neurons.
The efferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system consist of the ________ nervous systems. sympathetic and parasympathetic
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