Johns Creek Invitational — Anatomy and Physiology

The conducting passageways of the respiratory system include all of the following structures EXCEPT:

The respiratory conducting passageways perform all of the following functions EXCEPT:

What is the role of mucus in the nasal cavity:

Which one of the following terms does not apply to the nose:

The flap of elastic cartilage that protects food from entering the larynx when swallowing is the:

Cilia of the trachea that beat continually propel contaminated mucus:

Which one of the following is NOT true of the lungs:

The walls of the alveoli are composed largely of:

Exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane occurs by:

The lipid molecule critical to lung function that coats the gas - exposed alveolar surfaces is called:

Air moving in and out of the lungs is called:

Which one of the following is NOT true of inspiration:

The gas exchange that occurs between blood and tissue cells at systemic capillaries is called:

In order to inspire:

The respiratory movement representing the total amount of exchangeable air is the:

The amount of air exchanged during normal quiet breathing is about:

Most carbon dioxide is transported within blood plasma as:

Oxygen binds with hemoglobin in the blood to form:

Surfactant is usually present in fetal lungs in adequate quantities by:

Which of the following are currently the most damaging and disabling respiratory diseases in the U.S.:

The respiratory rate in adults is:

The fluid that is forced out of the capillary beds by hydrostatic and osmotic pressures and into the tissue spaces is called:

Lymph flows:

Lymph from the left arm would return to the heart through the:

Which one of the following is NOT a mechanism that aids lymph return:

Which lymphoid tissues trap and remove bacteria entering the throat:

Which lymphatic organ's major job is to destroy worn - out red blood cells and return some of the products to the liver:

The lymph organ that programs T cells and functions at peak levels only during youth is the:

The lymph tissues found within the walls of the small intestine are called:

The body's first line of defense against the invasion of disease - causing microorganisms is:

Compared to the nonspecific chemicals that cover body surfaces and mucous membranes, the specific body defense system is:

Which one of the following is NOT one of the nonspecific body defenses:

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four most common indicators of the inflammatory response:

Tissues invaded by viruses, which attempt to replicate themselves by taking over cellular machinery, secrete small proteins called ____ to protect nearby cells and hinder further multiplication of the viruses.

The body's temperature - regulating "thermostat" that can be reset upward in response to pyrogens is located in the:

Which of the following substances is NOT typically perceived as an antigen:

B cells develop immunocompetence in the:

The specific type of acquired immunity that a fetus obtains from maternal antibodies that cross the placenta is called:

What specific type of acquired immunity do vaccines provide:

The relatively common autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland produces excessive amounts of thyroxine is called:

Which one of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease:

The daughter cells of B cells, called plasma cells, release antibodies.

Allografts are tissue grafts taken from an unrelated person.

Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system loses its ability to tolerate self-antigens while still recognizing and attaching foreign antigens.

Which one of the following is NOT an organ of the alimentary canal:

Which one of the following represents the correct order through which food passes in the alimentary canal:

The release of food from the stomach into the small intestine is regulated by the:

Protein digestion begins in the:

Which one of the following is the middle section of the small intestine:

The primary function of the small intestine is:

The organ responsible for drying out indigestible food residue through water absorption and the elimination of feces is the:

Amylase is an enzyme that is only able to digest:

The accesory digestive organ that produces enzymes that break down all food groups is the:

Bile is produced by the ____ but stored in the ____.

The sequence of steps by which large food molecules are broken down into their respective building blocks by catalytic enzymes within hydrolysis reactions is called:

The propulsive process that moves food from one organ to the next is called:

The process by which food within the small intestine is mixed with digestive juices by backward and forward movement across the internal wall of the organ is called:

Which one of the following alimentary segments has no digestive function:

The process by which larger molecules or structures are built up from smaller ones is called:

The process of mastication is simply known as chewing.

Bile enters the duodenum of the small intestine through the pancreatic duct.

The segment of the colon to which the appendix is attached is the cecum.