- Approximately ______ of the fluid that enters the interstitial space is normally absorbed into lymphatic capillaries.
- Encapsulated ______ nodules can be found along the various lymphatic pathways and will aid in filtering lymph.
- The right lymphatic duct receives lymph from all of the following body regions EXCEPT the ______.
- Which of the following are functions of the lymphatic system?
- ______ fluid refers to ANY extracellular fluid that is not found in blood.
- Lymphocytes embedded within connective tissue membranes are known as ______ that lack a capsule and will be found in the GI, urinary, and reproductive tracks.
- The thymus continues to grow until a person reaches ______, when it has a maximum weight of 30 to 50 grams.
- The liver stores iron for when myoglobin synthesis is required:
- Disfunction of the liver can lead to jaundice:
- The liver produces urea to maintain the osmotic gradient:
- The enteric hormones trigger appetite-controlling centers of the brain:
- The enteric nervous system participates in what type of reflex
- What valve relaxes to allow chyme to enter the cecim in response to the gastroileal reflex, and gastrin secretion
- A 54-year-old male presents with abdominal pain and blood in his stool. He states that he has been drinking Pepto-Bismol and it has not been effective. He has never had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. Which of the follow digestive disorders is the likely cause?
- The absorption of calcium and phosphate ions:
- What network of capillaries surround juxtaglomerular nephrons?
- Hormonal secretions like ______ and secretin are released into the blood and stimulate relatively distant parts of the digestive tract.
- Normal bacterial flora in the large intestine are responsible for the production of vitamins B and ______.
- CCK and Secretin will activate the enterogastric reflex, suppressing stomach motility:
- Secretin is released from the duodenum in response to ______.