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HCB 101 HM 1 EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 220
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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physical and chemical breakdown of food - CORRECT ANSWER-digestion
process of absorption, storage, and use of foods for body growth
- CORRECT ANSWER -metabolism
the body self regulated control - CORRECT ANSWER - homeostasis
Entrance to the respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER -nose
cavity or hollow space in bone or other tissue - CORRECT ANSWER-sinus
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part of digestive and respiratory tracts situated between the cavity of the mouth and esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER - pharynx
modified upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing vertebrates that is bounded above by the glottis - CORRECT ANSWER-larynx
a thin lamella of yellow elastic cartilage that ordinarily projects upward behind the tongue and just in front of the glottis (trap door) - CORRECT ANSWER -epiglottis
where sound production is accomplished by the passing of air - CORRECT ANSWER -vocal cord
the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER -trachea
either of the two primary divisions of the trachea that lead respectively into the right and the left lung - CORRECT ANSWER-bronchi
a minute thin-walled branch of a bronchus - CORRECT ANSWER-bronchioles 2 / 4
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all alveoli and alveolar ducts beyond the most proximal respiratory bronchiole - CORRECT ANSWER -terminal respiratory unit
how many thoracic vertebrae (spine) ribs do we have? -
CORRECT ANSWER -12
how many upper true ribs articulate with the sternum? -
CORRECT ANSWER -7
how many false ribs fall short of the sternum? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-12 (5)
how many floating ribs are pointed and end freely in the muscle of the abdominal wall? - CORRECT ANSWER -11-12 (2)
flat bone that lays between the ribs? - CORRECT ANSWER - sternum
upper portion of sternum - CORRECT ANSWER -manubrium
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lower point of the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER -xiphoid process
surrounds the lungs and lines the walls of the thoracic cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER -pleura
what layer of the pleura covers the surface of the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER -visceral layer of pleura
what layer of the pleura covers the lateral aspect of the mediastinum? - CORRECT ANSWER -parietal layer of the pleura
active process where the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm expand and contract? (negative pressure) - CORRECT ANSWER -inhalation
passive process when the intercostal muscles decrease in size and the diaphragm relaxes? - CORRECT ANSWER -exhalation
movement of gases to and from the alveoli when gas exchange happens - CORRECT ANSWER -ventilation
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