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| 2. Which of these white blood cells gives rise to plasma cells, which can then produce antibodies? |
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| . The liquid portion of the blood that consists of about 55% of the total volume of blood is referred to as ________. |
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| . A child has a bicycle accident and is rushed to the ER. The doctors stop the bleeding but the child needs a transfusion. Fortunately, the patient is AB positive so the doctors can give him ________. |
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| 5. If a disease attacked this type of white blood cell, a person would no longer be able to mobilize his or her specific defenses. |
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| 7. Which antibody has a 5-sided arrangement and is usually the first antibody released in response to an infection ? |
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| 8. Allergens combine with IgE to cause mast cells to release an inflammatory chemical called________. |
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| 9. Descendant cells that are long-lived and "remember" a particular invader and mount a rapid intense response to it if it should reappear are ________. |
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| 10. Why are severe burn patients at extreme risk of infection? |
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| The maximum amount of air that can be moved into and out of the lungs during forceful breathing is called ________. |
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| The amount of air inhaled or exhaled during a normal breath is ________. |
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| Which of the following is a thin-walled, rounded chamber surrounded by a vast network of capillaries? |
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| If oxygen is present, our cells can make ________ATP? |
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| the innate immune response |
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| Fever is a component of ___________? |
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| 16. If Joan has her gall bladder removed, her body will no longer be able to concentrate what substance? |
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| If a person were unable to produce much of this substance, the gastric juices might destroy the stomach lining. |
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| Proteins serve a variety of structural and enzymatic functions in the body |
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| What is the importance of consuming adequate amounts of protein in the diet? |
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| The basic subunit of a lipid is a: |
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| Maintaining elevated blood sugar improves cycling endurance |
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| Three groups of cyclists consumed three different types of diets indicated above as high-carbohydrate, protein/fat, and mixed. The average time the group could spend cycling over a 6-hour period is shown in the above graph. How could an athlete or trainer use the data to improve performance? |
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| Smaller pieces of food have more surface area leading to more efficient chemical digestion |
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| One function of mechanical digestion is to break large food pieces into smaller pieces. Why is this important during digestion? |
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| Which of the following nutrient molecules would you expect to be absorbed into the lumen of the small intestine through simple diffusion? |
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| If Jane is Rh- and her husband is Rh+, she may need to be concerned for her second child if_____? |
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| When a patient has their gall bladder removed, which of the following nutrients would a doctor recommend they consume in smaller amounts? |
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| If you placed a piece of white bread (high in carbohydrates) on your tongue and let it dissolve you would begin to taste __________ due to the action of the enzyme salivary amylase. |
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| What prevents food from going down the trachea? |
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