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HCB 101 HM 1 EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 220
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+|BRAND NEW!!
physical and chemical breakdown of food - CORRECT
ANSWER-digestion
process of absorption, storage, and use of foods for body growth
- CORRECT ANSWER-metabolism
the body self regulated control - CORRECT ANSWER-
homeostasis
Entrance to the respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER-nose
cavity or hollow space in bone or other tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER-sinus
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part of digestive and respiratory tracts situated between the
cavity of the mouth and esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER-
pharynx
modified upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing
vertebrates that is bounded above by the glottis - CORRECT
ANSWER-larynx
a thin lamella of yellow elastic cartilage that ordinarily projects
upward behind the tongue and just in front of the glottis (trap
door) - CORRECT ANSWER-epiglottis
where sound production is accomplished by the passing of air -
CORRECT ANSWER-vocal cord
the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and
from the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER-trachea
either of the two primary divisions of the trachea that lead
respectively into the right and the left lung - CORRECT
ANSWER-bronchi
a minute thin-walled branch of a bronchus - CORRECT
ANSWER-bronchioles
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all alveoli and alveolar ducts beyond the most proximal
respiratory bronchiole - CORRECT ANSWER-terminal
respiratory unit
how many thoracic vertebrae (spine) ribs do we have? -
CORRECT ANSWER-12
how many upper true ribs articulate with the sternum? -
CORRECT ANSWER-7
how many false ribs fall short of the sternum? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-12 (5)
how many floating ribs are pointed and end freely in the muscle
of the abdominal wall? - CORRECT ANSWER-11-12 (2)
flat bone that lays between the ribs? - CORRECT ANSWER-
sternum
upper portion of sternum - CORRECT ANSWER-manubrium
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lower point of the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER-xiphoid
process
surrounds the lungs and lines the walls of the thoracic cavity? -
CORRECT ANSWER-pleura
what layer of the pleura covers the surface of the lungs? -
CORRECT ANSWER-visceral layer of pleura
what layer of the pleura covers the lateral aspect of the
mediastinum? - CORRECT ANSWER-parietal layer of the
pleura
active process where the muscles of the rib cage and the
diaphragm expand and contract? (negative pressure) -
CORRECT ANSWER-inhalation
passive process when the intercostal muscles decrease in size
and the diaphragm relaxes? - CORRECT ANSWER-exhalation
movement of gases to and from the alveoli when gas exchange
happens - CORRECT ANSWER-ventilation
HCB 101 HM 1 EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 220
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+|BRAND NEW!!
physical and chemical breakdown of food - CORRECT
ANSWER-digestion
process of absorption, storage, and use of foods for body growth
- CORRECT ANSWER-metabolism
the body self regulated control - CORRECT ANSWER-
homeostasis
Entrance to the respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER-nose
cavity or hollow space in bone or other tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER-sinus
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part of digestive and respiratory tracts situated between the
cavity of the mouth and esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER-
pharynx
modified upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing
vertebrates that is bounded above by the glottis - CORRECT
ANSWER-larynx
a thin lamella of yellow elastic cartilage that ordinarily projects
upward behind the tongue and just in front of the glottis (trap
door) - CORRECT ANSWER-epiglottis
where sound production is accomplished by the passing of air -
CORRECT ANSWER-vocal cord
the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and
from the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER-trachea
either of the two primary divisions of the trachea that lead
respectively into the right and the left lung - CORRECT
ANSWER-bronchi
a minute thin-walled branch of a bronchus - CORRECT
ANSWER-bronchioles
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all alveoli and alveolar ducts beyond the most proximal
respiratory bronchiole - CORRECT ANSWER-terminal
respiratory unit
how many thoracic vertebrae (spine) ribs do we have? -
CORRECT ANSWER-12
how many upper true ribs articulate with the sternum? -
CORRECT ANSWER-7
how many false ribs fall short of the sternum? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-12 (5)
how many floating ribs are pointed and end freely in the muscle
of the abdominal wall? - CORRECT ANSWER-11-12 (2)
flat bone that lays between the ribs? - CORRECT ANSWER-
sternum
upper portion of sternum - CORRECT ANSWER-manubrium
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lower point of the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER-xiphoid
process
surrounds the lungs and lines the walls of the thoracic cavity? -
CORRECT ANSWER-pleura
what layer of the pleura covers the surface of the lungs? -
CORRECT ANSWER-visceral layer of pleura
what layer of the pleura covers the lateral aspect of the
mediastinum? - CORRECT ANSWER-parietal layer of the
pleura
active process where the muscles of the rib cage and the
diaphragm expand and contract? (negative pressure) -
CORRECT ANSWER-inhalation
passive process when the intercostal muscles decrease in size
and the diaphragm relaxes? - CORRECT ANSWER-exhalation
movement of gases to and from the alveoli when gas exchange
happens - CORRECT ANSWER-ventilation
