BIOL 102 Quiz Immune and Respiratory Systems
BIOL 102 Quiz: Immune and Respiratory Systems
- Which part of the spleen contains masses of lymphocytes?
- White blood cells and ____ carry out innate immune responses.
- Which cells mature in the thymus gland?
- Which portion of the lymphatic system is the site where T lymphocytes develop?
- Which cells require specific antigens to become activated?
- Mast cells are important in which body response?
- Adaptive immunity has a response time of ____.
- When activated, the complement system produces ____.
- The cause of infant respiratory distress syndrome is a lack of ____.
- At sea level, what percentage of the air we breathe is oxygen?
- The amount of air that can be forcibly inspired after a normal inhalation is the ____.
- During voice production, air rushing through which structure causes the vocal cords to vibrate?
- Which disorder is the result of a bacterial infection that destroys patches of lung tissue and can also spread to other body parts?
- Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of alveoli?
- The epithelium across which gases exchange is the ____.
- In which disorder is the elastic tissue of the lung destroyed making expiration extremely difficult?
- Because of hemoglobin, blood is able to carry ____ times more oxygen than what can dissolve in the blood.
- The major nerve that controls inspiratory activity is the ____.
- The carotid and aortic bodies stimulate respiratory activity ____.
- The branches of the trachea that enter each lung are the ____.
- Which type of lung cancer is the most aggressive form?
- Allergies that trigger whole-body responses can trigger the deadly condition ____.
- Which type of cell produces cytokines to enhance the adaptive immune response?
- HIV’s primary genetic instructions are in the form of ____.
- A collapsed lung occurs when the pressure in the ____.