BIOS 255 Unit 8 Final Exam:

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• Which method of acquiring adaptive immunity results from mother-to-baby immunoglobulin transfer via breast feeding? naturally acquired passive immunity • Which of the following is NOT a funct... ion of the lymphatic and immune system? Maintaining water and salt homeostasis in the body • Exhalation begins when inspiratory muscles relax • Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to platelets? megakaryoblast • The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the: pericardium • What area in the figure below is the vital capacity? Letter F • These are cells of the alveoli that produce surfactant. Type II alveolar cells • Blood leaving the right ventricle passes through which of the following structures? pulmonary semilunar valve • Which of the following plasma proteins play a role in blood clotting? fibrinogen • The secondary immune response is stronger due to a peak in IgG • The major function of erythrocytes is: nutrient transport cytokine activation blood cell proliferation transporting gasses disease resistance • Which cell type kills infected body cells and tumor cells? cytotoxic T cells • The majority of the lymph is returned to the venous circulation by way of the thoracic duct • Which immunoglobulin is involved with allergy and hypersensitivity reactions? IgG I g M I g D I g A I g E • When blood pH drops then the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen and oxygen delivery Increases, increases Increases, decreases Decreases, increases Decreases, decreases Does not change, does not change • Positive selection of naïve T-cells occurs in the? thymus gland • Which of the following induces the production of a specific antibody? Antigen [Show More]

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