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Donna Yousif physio

Physio weeks 9-16

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Which blood vessel carries absorbed food from the GI tract to the liver? Portal vein
The substances absorbed into the lymph capillaries are: Gkycerol and Fatty acids
When classified according to the kind of chemical reactions catalyzed, digestive enzymes are referred to as _____ enzymes. hydrolyzing
Gas exchange, the lungs’ main and vital function, takes place in the: Alveoli
The function of surfactant is to: prevent each alveolus from collapsing as air moves in and out during respiration.
When the pressure in the lung is greater than atmospheric pressure: Expiration occurs
Internal respiration can be defined as: the exchange of gases between the blood capillaries and the tissue cells.
Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an antigen’s epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule’s antigen-binding site.
Which organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir? Spleen
The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called perfusion pressure.
Blood viscosity stems mainly from the red blood cells but also partly from the _____ in blood. protein molecules present
What is the functional significance of large areas of cardiac muscle being electrically coupled to form a single functional syncytium? Because they form a syncytium, muscle cells can pass an action potential along a large area of the heart wall, stimulating contraction in each muscle fiber of the syncytium.
The major hormone produced by the corpus luteum is: progesterone.
Dynamic equilibrium depends on the functioning of the crista ampullaris.
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