Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605197
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 29RQ
One result of cigarette smoking is paralysis of the cilia that line the respiratory passageways. What function do these cilia serve? Based on what you have read in this chapter, why is it harmful when they no longer beat? What health problems would you expect to arise? How does this explain the hacking cough common among smokers?
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Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 11CCCh. 3.3 - Prob. 12CCCh. 3.3 - Prob. 13CCCh. 3.3 - Prob. 14CCCh. 3.3 - Examining tissue from a previously unknown species...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 16CCCh. 3.4 - Prob. 17CCCh. 3.4 - Prob. 18CCCh. 3.4 - Prob. 19CCCh. 3.4 - Name two properties that distinguish endocrine...Ch. 3.4 - The basal lamina of epithelium contains the...Ch. 3.4 - You look at a tissue under a microscope and see a...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 23CCCh. 3.4 - What is the distinguishing characteristic of...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 25CCCh. 3.4 - Name six types of connective tissues.Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 27CCCh. 3.4 - Why does torn cartilage heal more slowly than a...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 29CCCh. 3 - Prob. 1RQCh. 3 - In 1972, Singer and Nicolson proposed the fluid...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3RQCh. 3 - Prob. 4RQCh. 3 - Define cytoskeleton. List five functions of the...Ch. 3 - Match each term with the description that fits it...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7RQCh. 3 - Match each organelle with its function:Ch. 3 - Prob. 9RQCh. 3 - Prob. 10RQCh. 3 - List the four major tissue types. Give an example...Ch. 3 - Prob. 12RQCh. 3 - Prob. 13RQCh. 3 - Prob. 14RQCh. 3 - Prob. 15RQCh. 3 - Prob. 16RQCh. 3 - Which would have more rough endoplasmic reticulum:...Ch. 3 - A number of organelles can be considered vesicles....Ch. 3 - Prob. 19RQCh. 3 - Prob. 20RQCh. 3 - Prob. 21RQCh. 3 - Prob. 22RQCh. 3 - Explain how inserting cholesterol into the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 24RQCh. 3 - Prob. 25RQCh. 3 - Prob. 26RQCh. 3 - Prob. 27RQCh. 3 - Prob. 28RQCh. 3 - One result of cigarette smoking is paralysis of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 30RQCh. 3 - Prob. 31RQ
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