If a patient experiences numbness in the boundaries of a dermatome, it is suggestive of damage to
A. the somatosensory cortex.
B. the thalamus.
C. one of the spinal funiculi.
D. the anterior horn of grey matter in the spinal cord.
E. a spinal nerve.
E
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Which of the following is the best explanation of the benefit in the digestive system having the largest collection of lymphoid tissue (MALT) at the distal end of the small intestine?
A) The alkaline secretion of the small intestine aid in the growth of bacteria and must be controlled. B) The body will actively excrete pathogens out the body, into the digestive system to be removed from the body in feces. C) The huge numbers of bacteria living in the large intestine must be prevented from entering the lumen of the small intestine and being absorbed with food's nutrients into the blood stream. D) The digestive systems first and foremost job is to digest and absorb nutrients so it puts off immunity for last.
The pleural cavity is
A. the space located between the visceral and parietal pleura. B. a double-layered serous membrane that anchors some of the abdominal organs to the body wall. C. the membrane that lines the pericardial sac. D. the serous membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities. E. the serous membrane that covers the lungs.
The artery at the pulse point found at the popliteal fossa is the ________
A) popliteal artery B) common carotid artery C) superficial temporal artery D) radial artery
As a result of opsonization,
A. holes are produced in target cell membranes. B. organ transplant rejection occurs. C. antigens are more susceptible to phagocytosis. D. antigens clump together. E. inflammation, chemotaxis, and lysis occur.