Apr 24, 2012

Exit Quiz #11 Answers


1. What forces lymph from capillaries towards the heart, and what structures prevent backwards flow of lymph? Skeletal muscle contractions and intestinal movements move lymph, and one-way valves in the vessels prevent backwards flow

2. The arytenoids are what type of connective tissue? Hyaline cartilage

3. How do humans produce vocalizations? (1 sentence is sufficient) By vibrating the vocal folds/true vocal cords as air passes between them

4. Explain one benefit of having C-shaped, rather than circular, tracheal cartilage. C-shaped cartilage allows the trachea to contract to help expel air during coughing, or it allows the esophagus to expand anteriorly when food passes through it.

5. A “pneumothorax” is a condition in which air gets into the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse. Why doesn’t a pneumothorax on the left side cause collapse of the right lung? Each lung has its own pleura

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