Your patient has a respiratory disease that has literally paralyzed the cilia. Explain why this patient would be at an increased risk for a respiratory infection.
What will be an ideal response?
Ciliated cells that live in the respiratory tract propel mucus, laden with dust particles and bacteria, upward and away from the lungs. If the cilia are paralyzed, bacteria remain in the lungs and may cause infection.
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a. anterior pituitary b. posterior pituitary c. pineal d. hypothalamus e. thyroid
Injury to the cervical sympathetic ganglia would not affect the function of the
A) heart. B) pupils. C) salivary glands. D) lungs. E) lacrimal glands.
According to Poiseuille's law, a small decrease in the diameter of a vessel will
A. dramatically decrease blood flow. B. slightly decrease blood flow. C. not affect blood flow. D. slightly increase blood flow. E. dramatically increase blood flow.
Considering the number of valence electrons carbon has, what is the maximum number of hydrogen atoms a free carbon atom may bond with?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 1