Compare chronic bronchitis with emphysema

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Chronic bronchitis is a long-term inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes; emphysema is a condition in which the alveolar surfaces of the lungs are destroyed and alveoli merge, which reduces respiratory surface area and oxygen absorption, causing breathlessness.

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A. trypsin. B. pepsin. C. salivary amylase. D. pancreatic amylase.

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Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called ________

A) estrogens B) glucocorticoids C) androgens D) mineralocorticoids

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Interferons

A) prevent viruses from leaving a cell. B) prevent viruses from entering a cell. C) bind to viruses and destroy them. D) interfere with viral replication. E) reduce macrophage chemotaxis to the infection.

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Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by ________

A) somatic neurons in the spinal cord B) the vagus nerve and enteric plexus C) the reticulospinal and vestibulospinal tracts D) the rubrospinal tracts

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