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Dead and injured white blood cells are removed from circulation by the Correct Answer: spleen Question 2 When a blood vessel gets damaged, contractions of smooth muscle referred to as ________ help constrict the vessel to reduce blood flow. = ascular spasms Correct Answer: vascular spasms Question 3 The inflammatory response is initiated by the release of ________ from basophils. Selected Answer: histamine Correct Answer: histamine Question 4 When oxygen availability drops, certain cells in the kidney respond by producing erythropoietin, which in turn stimulates an increase in red blood cells. This cellular response represents Selected Answer: negative feedback Correct Answer: negative feedback Question 5 The left ventricle has a more muscular wall than the other three chambers of the heart because the left ventricle Selected Answer: must generate enough blood pressure to pump blood into the aorta and throughout the body Correct Answer: must generate enough blood pressure to pump blood into the aorta and throughout the body Question 6 After blood flows through the right atrium of the heart, its next major destination is the Selected
Correct Answer: right ventricle Question 7 Exchange of nutrients and gases between blood and tissues is the primary function of Selected Answer: capillaries Correct Answer: capillaries Question 8 An increased risk for cardiovascular health problems is associated with Selected Answer: high blood levels of LDLs Correct Answer: high blood levels of LDLs Question 9 Fluid that "escapes" from the circulatory system due to high pressure is referred to as Selected Answer: interstitial fluid Correct Answer: interstitial fluid Question 10 A high hematocrit might indicate Selected Answer: polycythemia Correct Answer: polycythemia Question 11 Albumin proteins in human blood function Selected Answer: to maintain blood volume Correct Answer: to maintain blood volume Question 12 Which one of the following is TRUE regarding deoxyhemoglobin? Selected
Correct Answer: Deoxyhemoglobin found in blood returning to the heart from the lower extremities. Question 13 Each of the following mechanisms plays a role in the return of blood to the heart via veins EXCEPT which one? Selected Answer: osmotic pressure exerted by plasma proteins in the blood Correct Answer: osmotic pressure exerted by plasma proteins in the blood Question 14 The atrioventricular valves are closed when the Selected Answer: ventricles contract Correct Answer: ventricles contract Question 15 About 55% of whole blood is ________, which is/are mostly made up of water. Selected Answer: plasma Correct Answer: plasma Question 16 All of the following are ways in which blood functions to maintain homeostasis in the human body EXCEPT which one? Selected Answer: conducting action potentials that originate in the nervous system to help with cell - cell communication Correct Answer: conducting action potentials that originate in the nervous system to help with cell - cell communication Question 17 The fibrous sac that surrounds the heart and produces lubricant for heart contraction is the Selected Answer: pericardium
Correct Answer: pericardium Question 18 In the ________ circuit, blood leaving the ________ ultimately delivers oxygen and nutrients to all of the body's tissues and organs. Selected Answer: pulmonary, lung capillaries Correct Answer: systemic, left ventricle Question 19 Each of the following statements accurately describes a feature of arteries EXCEPT which one? Selected Answer: Valves along major arteries maintain directed blood flow. Correct Answer: Valves along major arteries maintain directed blood flow. Question 20 Blood pumped from the right ventricle is ________ and enters the ________. Selected Answer: deoxygenated, pulmonary trunk Correct Answer: deoxygenated, pulmonary trunk During cytotoxic T cell attack of a target cell, which one of the following is released to pierce the cell membrane of the foreign cell, which ultimately kills the target cell? Selected Answer: perforin Correct Answer: perforin Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which of the following leukocytes kills its target cells, such as cancer cells or virus - infected cells, by releasing chemicals that break down the target cell membrane? Selected Answer: natural killer cells
Correct Answer: natural killer cells Question 3 1 out of 1 points Once a macrophage engulfs a bacterium, what happens to the foreign cell? Selected Answer: The bacterium is killed by digestive enzymes released from lysosomes. Correct Answer: The bacterium is killed by digestive enzymes released from lysosomes. Question 4 1 out of 1 points Which one of the following diseases is caused by a virus? Selected Answer: rabies Correct Answer: rabies Question 5 1 out of 1 points Body defenses that respond to generalized tissue damage and many common pathogens are referred to as Selected Answer: nonspecific mechanisms Correct Answer: nonspecific mechanisms Question 6 1 out of 1 points Which one of the following is characteristic of T lymphocytes but NOT B lymphocytes? Selected Answer: direct attack of antigen - bearing cells Correct Answer: direct attack of antigen - bearing cells Question 7 1 out of 1 points Which one of the following is TRUE regarding lymph nodes? Selected Answer: They filter lymph fluid, trapping microorganisms and abnormal cells.
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