Compare chronic bronchitis with emphysema
What will be an ideal response?
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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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.
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
Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called ________
A) estrogens B) glucocorticoids C) androgens D) mineralocorticoids
Ingested carbohydrates are first chemically digested by
A. trypsin. B. pepsin. C. salivary amylase. D. pancreatic amylase.