NCEP Certification 2 Questions and Answers
Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are non specific cellular responses by which of the following
The internal aspect of the inn
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NCEP Certification 2 Questions and Answers
Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are non specific cellular responses by which of the following
The internal aspect of the innate immune system
what feature of the adaptive immune system decreases the amount of time it takes for the body to respond to a particular antigen?
memory cells
Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the sinoatrial node never reaches the Purkinje fibers of the heart?
The ventricles will not contract
Which of the following describes the link between damaged villi and malnutrition
Damaged villi decrease the nutrient-absorbing surface area in the gastrointestinal tract
Which of the following organs is responsible for the majority of the chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients in the digestive system?
Small intestine
This is the primary function of the small intestine.
Contraction occurs when the thin ___ filaments slide past the thicker ____ filaments, causing the sarcomere unit to shorten or contract.
actin and myosin
The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands that produce which of the following responses
A slowly initiating but prolonged response on other body systems
Which of the following glands has an exocrine function and aids in the regulation of blood glucose
pancreas
Which of the following term refers to the middle layer of the skin that is made of connective tisssue
Dermis
Which of the following is produced by the skin when a cholesterol based precursor is modified by the presence of ultraviolet radiation?
Vitamin D
Which of the following types of bone cells perform mineral resorption
osteoclasts
Inside of adult long bones, yellow bone marrow is located within which of the following?
medullary cavity
Which of the following types of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts
Connective
Which of the following leaves the body via deferens
Gametes
Which of the following reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in females
Gonads
Which of the following is the term used to describe an action potential jumping from node to node in an axon
Saltatory conduction
A polysaccharide can be described as which of the following
A carbohydrate that is made of many sugar molecules
Which of the following is a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule is released and a covalent bond forms
Dehydration reaction
Which of the following is a triplet of nitrogenous bases that codes for an amino acid
Codon
Inheritance can be described as which of the following?
transmission of characteristics to offspring
Genetic information describing the characteristics of an organism is sound in which of the following
Nucleus
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