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week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway. | sensory perception |
| What would the result be if the phrenic nerve received an impulse from the cervical plexus? | The diaphragm would stop contracting. |
| In the extrinsic pathway of stage 1 of the clotting mechanism, chemicals released from damaged tissues trigger the cascade of events that ultimately result in the formation of | prothrombin activator |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to: | hypercapnia. |
| _____, a natural constituent of blood, acts as an antithrombin and prevents clots from forming in vessels. | heparin |
| what is a powerful poison that acts directly on any cell and quickly kills it? | cytotoxin |
| Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then inserted into their plasma membranes? | immunoglobulin M |
| During their residence in the thymus, pre-T cells develop into _____, cells that proliferate as rapidly as any in the body. | thymocytes |
| One hundred milliliters of arterial blood contains approximately what volume percent of oxygen? | 20% |
| About 98.5% of the oxygen carried by systemic arterial blood is attached to: | hemoglobin. |
| External respiration can be defined as: | the exchange of gases between the lung and the blood capillaries in the lung. |