Description : Peristalsis is the process of synchronized contractions of the muscular wall of the digestive tube. Peristaltic movements may occur from the esophagus until and including the bowels. The ... and megaesophagus (enlargement of the esophagus). Digestion System - Image Diversity: peristaltic movements
Last Answer : From the lumen to the external surface what are the tissues that form the digestive tube wall?
Description : Before the nurse can develop a relevant care plan, the nurse understands that in post-laryngectomy, the trachea and the esophagus are permanently separated. Therefore, which of the ... with difficulty of swallowing and breathing D. Permanent tracheostomy created; normal speech is lost
Last Answer : D. Permanent tracheostomy created; normal speech is lost
Description : The digestive and respiratory passages cross in the (a) pharynx (b) larynx (c) esophagus (d) trachea
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : How many structures are supported by cartilaginous rings ? Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Initial bronchioles, Terminals bronchioles, Alveolar duct, Alveol
Last Answer : How many structures are supported by cartilaginous rings ? Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Initial bronchioles, Terminals bronchioles ... . 7 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Description : Cartilage present in trachea , larynx and bronchi is
Last Answer : Cartilage present in trachea , larynx and bronchi is A. Fibrous B. Elastic C. Hyaline D. Caicified.
Description : The exchange of gases in mammals takes place in the (a) larynx (b) trachea (c) alveoli (d) bronchi
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : In man and mammals, air passes from outside into the lungs through (a) nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli (b) nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchioles, ... bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli (d) nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli.
Last Answer : (d) nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli.
Description : The digestive system, also known as systema digestorium , or gastrointestinal system, is composed of the digestive tube organs plus the digestive adnexal glands. The digestive tube is composed of mouth ... (caecum, colon, rectum) and anus. Digestion System - Image Diversity: human digestive system
Last Answer : What are peristaltic movements? What is their role in human digestion?
Description : The most common symptom of esophageal disease is a) dysphagia. This symptom may vary from an uncomfortable feeling that a bolus of food is caught in the upper esophagus to acute pain on ... have a variety of causes. d) odynophagia. Odynophagia refers specifically to acute pain on swallowing.
Last Answer : a) dysphagia. This symptom may vary from an uncomfortable feeling that a bolus of food is caught in the upper esophagus to acute pain on swallowing.
Description : In rabbit food does not normally enter into the wind pipe because during feeding (a) Epiglottis and tongue cover the glottis (b) Nodule called cartilage of santorini plug the larynx (c) The ... larynx and glottis (d) The circular muscles at the front of trachea contract and close its opening
Last Answer : (a) Epiglottis and tongue cover the glottis
Description : Why is it advantageous that the shape of the trachea changes when you swallow a large mouthful of food?
Last Answer : It is important that food not go down the trachea, or expand theesophagus into the trachea or larynx. The epiglottis blocks thetrachea when swallowing, and the change in shape makes this moreeffective.
Description : Which one of the following is NOT part of the lower respiratory system? a. Alveoli b. Pharynx c. Larynx d. Trachea
Last Answer : b. Pharynx
Description : What is the main difference between esophagus and the trachea?
Last Answer : The trachea is a part of the respiratory system while theesophagus forms part of the digestive system. Since they belong todifferent systems, they perform separate functions. The trachea islarger and carries ... of the lungs. The esophagus issmaller and carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Description : What is the average anatomical distance between the trachea and esophagus?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The C shaped ring of trachea and bronchi are made of
Last Answer : cartilage.
Description : Barium swallow study of a patient suffering from dysphagia revealed Bird's beak appearance of esophagus. The most probable diagnosis is Options: 1) Reflux esophagitis Barrett's esophagus 3) Hiatus hernia 4) Achalasia cardia
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 4) Achalasia cardia
Description : Find out the correct match from the following `:-` (i) Larynx -sound box (ii) Trachea - complete cartilagenous rigns (iii) Epiglottis -elastic cartila
Last Answer : Find out the correct match from the following `:-` (i) Larynx -sound box (ii) Trachea - complete cartilagenous rigns ( ... ),(v)` D. `(i)` and `(v)`
Description : Inhaled air passes through which of the following in the last? A. Bronchiole (Answer) B. Larynx C. Pharynx D. Trachea E. None of these
Last Answer : A. Bronchiole (Answer)
Description : Any material entering the trachea causes :-
Last Answer : Any material entering the trachea causes :- A. vimiting B. Coughing C. Sneezing D. Regurgitation
Description : The saliva pH is approximately 6.8. It is thus a slightly acid pH. Saliva lubricates the food bolus and initiates the enzymatic extracellular digestion of food. It also works as a buffer for the ... 's milk and in the mucosae of the intestine and airways) that protect the organism against pathogens.
Last Answer : What is the salivary digestive enzyme? Which type of food does it digest and into which smaller molecules does it transform the food?
Description : What can be swallowed, but can also swallow you? -Riddles
Last Answer : Pride.
Description : Bile, an emulsifier liquid, is made by the liver and later stored within the gallbladder and released in the duodenum. Bile is composed of bile salts, cholesterol and bile pigments. ... enzymes that break fats into simpler fatty acids and glycerol. Digestion System - Image Diversity: gallbladder
Last Answer : What is the adnexal organ of the digestive system in which bile is stored?
Description : From the internal surface to the external surface, the digestive tube wall is made of mucosa (epithelial tissue responsible for the intestinal absorption), submucosa (connective tissue beneath the ... within the abdominal cavity. Digestion System - Image Diversity: histology of the digestive tube
Last Answer : What is the location of the salivary glands in humans?
Description : Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A-D) represent respectively? A B C D A B C D (a) Insects Crusta- ... Molluscs Other Crusta- Insects animal ceans groups (d) Insects Molluscs Crusta- Other animal ceans groups
Last Answer : (d) Insects Molluscs Crusta- Other animal ceans groups
Description : The problems for criticism about large dams are that they A. Displace large number of peasants and trebles without proper rehabilitation B. Swallow up huge amounts of public money without the ... Contribute enormously to deforestation and the loss of biological diversity D. All of the above.
Last Answer : D. All of the above.
Description : The problems for criticism about large dams are that they A. Displace large number of peasants and trebles without proper rehabilitation B. Swallow up huge amounts of public money without the ... . Contribute enormously to deforestation and the loss of biological diversity D. All of the above.
Description : A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the following is likely to happen in his neuro- hormonal control system? ... brain. (d) Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrine and norepinephrine from adrenal cortex.
Last Answer : (a) Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrine and norepinephrine from adrenal medulla.
Description : A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the following is likely to happen in his neuro-hormonal control system ? (1 ... across the cleft and transmit a nerve impulse (4) Hypothalamus activates the parasympathetic division of brain
Last Answer : (2) Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrin and norepinephrin from adrenal medulla
Description : What is CPT code for Thoracentesis for aspiration of the pleural space without image guidance?
Last Answer : 32554
Description : Consider the following statements : Activated sludge process can be said to comprise : 1. Conversion of dissolved organic matter into biological flocs 2. Removal of dissolved BOD of the waste water 3. Digestion of the sludge Which ... 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Last Answer : (b) 1 and 2 only
Description : The nurse teaches the patient with peripheral vascular disease to refrain from smoking because nicotine causes a) vasospasm. Nicotine causes vasospasm and can thereby dramatically reduce circulation to the ... the bronchial tree, causing coughing. d) diuresis. Nicotine does not cause diuresis.
Last Answer : a) vasospasm. Nicotine causes vasospasm and can thereby dramatically reduce circulation to the extremities.
Description : My first is appropriate, my second ’tis nine to one if you guess it. My whole elevates the sole above the earth. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Pat-ten.
Description : What Elevates the temperature of planet?
Last Answer : carbon dioxide
Description : Calcitonin is a thyroid hormone which (a) elevates calcium level in blood (b) has no effect on calcium (c) elevates potassium level in blood (d) lowers calcium level in blood.
Last Answer : (d) lowers calcium level in blood.
Description : Which of the following muscles elevates the lower lip: A. Orbicularis oris B. Mentalis C. A + B
Last Answer : B. Mentalis
Description : Which of the following helps in lubricating and adhering the mastricated food particles into a bolus
Last Answer : Which of the following helps in lubricating and adhering the mastricated food particles into a bolus ... Secretion of lacrymal gland D. Gastric juice
Description : What name does the food bolus that passes from the stomach to the duodenum get?
Last Answer : The partially digested and semifluid food bolus that leaves the stomach and enters the duodenum is called chyme.
Description : The muscle responsible for maintaining the bolus of food while chewing is: A. Buccinator B. Orbicularis oris
Last Answer : A. Buccinator
Description : What is the anatomical reason for the left bronchus to be more elevated than the right bronchus? Why in most cases of aspiration of foreign material by children is the object found in the right bronchus?
Last Answer : The left bronchus is more elevated than the right bronchus because of the position of the heart in the left side of the chest, anterior and inferior to the left bronchus. Accidentally aspired objects are ... . Therefore aspired objects tend to fall in the right side (bronchus) and not in the left.
Description : Which of the following terms refers to lung tissue that has become more solid in nature due to a collapse of alveoli or infectious process? a) Consolidation Consolidation occurs during an ... chronic infection. d) Empyema Empyema refers to accumulation of purulent material in the pleural space.
Last Answer : a) Consolidation Consolidation occurs during an infectious process such as pneumonia.
Description : What is causing my strange symptoms?
Last Answer : Sounds to me like you are under a lot of stress. Have you tried meditation or other relaxation techniques before bedtime?
Description : Hypothetically speaking, how would you motivate yourself to get off to get food before your favorite restaurant closes?
Last Answer : you need motivation?
Description : What can I do when food is stuck in my esophagus (down near my chest)
Last Answer : answer:This sounds like a good time to call your doctor, while you are in the middle of experiencing the discomfort associated with your condition. If omeprazole isn't helping, he or she may be able ... water as it is going to encounter the restricted segment(s) of your esophagus and be painful.
Description : Why does osmosis Jones and the germs get swept into Frank's windpipe rather than down the esophagus to the stomach like food normally would be?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Halitosis and a sour taste in the mouth are signs and symptoms associated most directly with a) esophageal diverticula. Because the diverticula may retain decomposed food, halitosis and a sour ... as heartburn, regurgitation, and dysphagia in many patients while at least 50% are asymptomatic.
Last Answer : a) esophageal diverticula. Because the diverticula may retain decomposed food, halitosis and a sour taste in the mouth are frequent complaints.
Description : The nurse advises the patient undergoing photodynamic therapy (PDT) for macular degeneration to avoid exposure to direct sunlight or bright lights for a) the first five days after the procedure. ... should avoid exposure to direct sunlight or bright lights for the first five days post-treatment.
Last Answer : a) the first five days after the procedure. Photodynamic therapy includes the use of verteporfin, a light-activated dye. The dye within the blood vessels near the surface of the skin could ... days post-treatment. Inadvertent sunlight exposure can lead to severe blistering of the skin and sunburn.
Description : The ‘sheath’ is used in cable to (A) provide strength to the cable. (B) provide proper insulation. (C) prevent the moisture from entering the cable. (D) avoid chances of rust on strands.
Last Answer : Ans: A The sheath in underground cable is provided to give mechanical strength.
Description : A closed circulatory system is one in which blood circulates only inside blood vessels. For this reason the blood pressure is higher in animals with closed circulatory system. The ... annelids, cephalopod molluscs and vertebrates. The Circulatory System - Image Diversity: closed circulatory system
Last Answer : What are the advantages of the closed circulatory system over the open circulatory system?
Description : Open circulatory system is the one in which blood does not circulate only inside blood vessels but it also falls in cavities that irrigate tissues. In the open circulatory system ... and protochordates have open circulatory system. The Circulatory System - Image Diversity: open circulatory system
Last Answer : What is a closed circulatory system?