Question

1.A patient arrives in the ER complaining of continuous coughing and sneezing. You review the patient's history. They have been treated with antibiotics for five (5) ear infections in the last year. They have been to the hospital at least once every month for recurrent infections of the lungs.As their chief complaint is coughing and sneezing you suspect their condition may be related to dysfunctional _________.

fibroblasts

cilia

microvilli

arteries (blocked arteries) in the lungs

2. Apparently the two brothers were arguing while camping and now one of the brother asks you to look at his “broken nose.” You tell the brother his nose took a “beating” but luckily it is unbroken. His nose (cartilage) contains a fiber that gives the connective tissue great tensile (tension that resists stretching forces) strength, these fibers are known as:

Reticular fibers

Collagen fibers

Elastic fibers

Muscle fibers

Osseous (Bone) fibers

3._____ cells are commonly dispersed (mixed in) with simple columnar epithelial cells. They are responsible for secreting mucus.

Mast cells

Red blood cells

Goblet cells

Macrophages

Ciliated