The trachea allows for the passage of large masses of food through the esophagus due to:

The size of the trachea
the elasticity of the ringed tracheal cartilages
distortion of the esophageal wall
the C-shaped tracheal cartilages
none of the choices are correct


the C-shaped tracheal cartilages

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Loop diuretics reduce body water content by acting on the ________

A) feedback loop between the kidney and posterior pituitary gland B) countercurrent exchanger system C) countercurrent multiplier system D) thirst mechanism and water intake E) aquaporins of the collecting duct

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Which of the following epithelial tissue types is NOT correctly matched to its function?

a. simple columnar epithelium with microvilli; absorption b. simple squamous epithelium; filtration c. simple cuboidal epithelium; secretion d. stratified squamous epithelium; absorption

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The reaction H2CO3 ? H+ + HCO3 is what type of reaction?

A) decomposition B) exchange C) hydrolysis D) synthesis E) reversible

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