3. Why is the lung considered as the primary organ of the respiratory system?

Astructural difference between the trachea and esophagus that prevents the trachea from collapsing is the presence of: a) smooth muscle b) skeletal muscle c) respiratory cilia d) rings of cartilage

Mucous membranes.. a. cover or line external surface of body. b. line internal body surfaces that are in contact with the environment. c. produce antibodies to combat infection. d. secrete sweat, which has antibacterial enzymes.

[120 total points] (public health) in one of the largest human experiments ever conducted, in 1954 a randomized controlled trial was run to see whether a vaccine developed by a doctor named jonas salk was effective in preventing paralytic polio. a total of 401,974 children (ages 6–9), chosen to be representative of those who might be susceptible to the disease, were randomized to two groups: 200,745 children (the control group c) were injected with a harmless saline solution (a placebo) and the other 201,229 children (the treatment group t) were injected with salk’s vaccine.what was the point of giving saline solution to the children who didn’t get the vaccine? explain briefly.