Figure 19.3 Using the Figure Above, Identify the Labeled Structure(s) in Each

question 50

Multiple Choice

Figure 19.3

Using the figure above, identify the labeled structure(s) in each of the following questions.
-Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label P.

• A) Superior thyroid vein
• B) Superior thyroid artery
• C) Internal jugular vein
• D) Common carotid artery
• E) Thyrocervical trunk

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Definitions:

Phagocytose Bacteria

The process by which cells, particularly immune cells like macrophages, engulf and digest bacteria.

Astrocytes

Type of glial cell in the brain and spinal cord that performs multiple supportive functions for neurons, including maintaining the blood-brain barrier and regulating neurotransmitter levels.

Microglia

Specialized type of glial cell that acts as the main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system.

Ependymal Cells

Glial cells that line the ventricles in the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord, involved in the production and regulation of cerebrospinal fluid.