_______ are thicker chambers of the heart, which are sometimes called discharging chambers. - ansVentricles
________ cells produce antibodies. - ansB-cells
________ is an ovarian hormone that reaches its highest concentration in the proliferative phase. - ansEstrogen
_________ ________ are the receptors that inhibit the inspiratory center that keeps the lungs from over-
expanding. - ansStretch receptors
__________ cells develop in the Thymus gland. - ansT-cells, or T Lymphocytes
__________ is a pituitary hormone that can be called the ovulating hormone. - ansLH, Luteinizing Hormone
__________ is a step in carbohydrate metabolism that does require oxygen. - ansCitric acid cycle
__________ is glucose anabolism. - ansGlycogenisis
__________ is the part of the cell in which the citric acid cycle takes place - ansmitochondria
___________ are amino acids needed by the body, but they can be made from other amino acids if they are
not supplied in the diet. - ansNonessential
___________ are the receptors that modify respiratory rates by responding to the amount of carbon dioxide,
oxygen, or acid levels in the blood. - ansChemoreceptors
___________ is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the formation of an egg follicle. - ansFSH, Follicle-
Stimulating Hormone
,___________ is a step in carbohydrate metabolism that does not require oxygen. - ansGlycolysis
___________ kills invading cells by drilling holes in their plasma membrane, which disrupts the sodium and
water balance. - ansCompliment fixation
____________ is made in both the salivary gland and the Pancreas and digests starch. - ansAmylase
____________ is the effect bile has on fat droplets. - ansEmulsification
____________ is the term used to describe all the chemical processes that build food molecules into larger
compounds. - ansAnabolism
_____________ is the process used by the body as its second choice of energy metabolism. People with
diabetes frequently must use this process. - ansFat Metabolism
_____________ is the term used to describe all the chemical processes that release energy from food. -
ansCatabolism
"Breathing" is another name for:
a. pulmonary ventilation
b. cellular respiration - ansa. pulmonary ventilation
A _________ is an unneeded clot that stays in the place where it was found. - ansThrombus
A ___________ is a substance made by the lungs to help reduce the surface tension of water in the alveoli. -
anssurfactant
A bladder infection:
,a. pyelonephritis
b. cystitis
c. incontinence
d. prostatitis - ansb. cystitis
A condition called __________ _________ can develop if an Rh-negative mother produces antibodies against
and Rh-positive fetus. - ansErythroblastosis Fetalis
A decrease in white blood cells is referred to as:
a. polycythemia
b. leukemia
c. leukopenia
d. anemia
e. leukocytosis - ansc. leukopenia
A deficiency of this vitamin could lead to skeletal deformities:
a. vitamin K
b. vitamin E
c. vitamin D
d. vitamin A
e. vitamin C - ansc. vitamin D
A deficiency of this vitamin may lead to night blindness:
a. vitamin K
b. vitamin E
c. vitamin B
d. vitamin A
, e. vitamin C - ansd. vitamin A
A diseased caused by Rh incompatibility:
a. Sickle cell anemia
b. Erythroblastosis Fetalis
c. Iron deficiency anemia
d. Leukemia
e. Leukocytosis - ansb. Erythroblastosis Fetalis
A foreign substance that can cause the body to produce an antibody:
a. Antigen
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Albumin
d. Collagen - ansa. Antigen
A life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction of the immune system:
a. hives
b. anaphylactic shock
c. tonsillitis
d. appendicitis
e. allergy - ansb. anaphylactic shock
A macrophage is a type of:
a. lymphocyte
b. plasma cell
c. phagocyte
d. platelet