Which is defined as the amount of air that remains in the lungs after a maximum exhalation?

A) minimal volume
B) inspiratory reserve volume
C) vital capacity
D) expiratory reserve volume
E) residual volume


E) residual volume

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This figure shows the muscles of respiration. What muscle does number 4 indicate?

A. Scalene B. Diaphragm C. External intercostal D. Internal intercostal E. Transversus thoracis

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Most protein digestion occurs in the ________.

A. mouth and esophagus B. duodenum and jejunum C. stomach and duodenum D. pancreas and duodenum

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Careful measurements of GFR are made by injection of _______, but approximations of GFR can be made more simply by measuring renal plasma clearance of _________

A. creatine phosphate; insulin B. insulin; creatine phosphate C. inulin; creatinine D. creatinine; inulin

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The process of eliminating those lymphocytes that react or respond against self-antigens is called ________.

A. inflammation B. activation of complement C. phagocytosis D. natural selection E. negative selection

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