ANAPHY - FINALS Flashcards
The movement of food through the alimentary canal by smooth muscle is called
digestion
Taking food in the body is
ingestion
The act of swallowing is known as
deglutition
The salivary gland that secretes the least amount of saliva
parotid
Enzymes found in the saliva that partially digest carbohydrates
amylase
Total number of permanent teeth
32
Folds in the stomach is called
plicae circularis
The preponderance of digestion takes place in the:
stomach
The absorption structure of the small intestines is:
Plicae
Nerve supply of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue, both for the general and special sensation
glossopharyngeal nerve
Peyer’s patches are aggregates of lymphoid tissues found in the
Ileum
Part of the colon that crosses the abdominal cavity from right to left side
transverse
Specialized cells found in the mucosa of the stomach responsible for the production of pepsinogen
chief cells
Folds found in the large intestine
haustra
Which of the following is NOT an accessory structure of the gastrointestinal tract?
liver
The regulation of the pH is the control of which ion?
calcium
The million microscopic collecting tubules make up the
nephrons
The renal artery divides into several branches that enter the parenchyma. In the renal columns are called
interlobar arteries
Active form of Vitamin D that help regulate calcium homeostasis
calciferol
In the ducts of renal pyramids, urine is directly collected by the
minor calyces
The urinary bladder wall is composed of 3 layers of this smooth muscle
Detrusor muscle
Structural and functional unit of the kidneys
nephrons
Which of the following materials is NOT being reabsorbed by the peritubular capillaries?
cholesterol
Nitrogenous waste product being commonly used as basis for determining the renal function
urea
Urine production takes place in the
renal cortex
What is the epithelial lining of the urinary bladder?
transitional epithelium
The hormone that regulates the sodium ion content of the extracellular fluid
aldosterone
Major intracellular ion
potassium and phosphate
The part of the male urethra within the urogenital diaphragm
membranous urethra
The right kidney is relatively lower than the left due to the
liver
The process of producing sperm cells is
spermatogenesis
Cells/structures responsible in producing testosterone
interstitial cell of Leydig
Cells/structures responsible in producing testosterone
rete testis
The site of sperm maturation and capacitation is the
epididymis
All the following are accessory glands of the male reproductive system, EXCEPT
ejaculatory duct
Which of the following is also known as the Cowper’s gland?
bulbourethral gland
The ovaries are secured to the walls of the pelvis by
ligaments