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Phisology-2
week10-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein | It flows into the vena cava |
| The heart begins beating in the fetus at about what stage of development | after about 4 weeks |
| Blood volume per kilogram of body weight varies inversely with | body fat |
| Which of the following is a powerful poison that acts directly on any cell and quickly kills it | lymphotoxin |
| Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | antigen's epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule's binding site |
| Ciliated cells lining the respiratory tract | help move the mucus blanket toward the pharynx |
| If the tidal volume of a given individual is 500 ml, then the anatomical dead space is approximately | 150 |
| External respiration can be defined as | The exchange of gases between the lung and the blood capillaries in the lung |
| The purpose of peristalsis is to | propel food forward along the GI tract |
| The enzyme pepsin begins the digestion of | protein |