Anatomy: Lymphatic/Urinary/Reproductive System

Question 1

Lacteals

Answer 1

Specialized capillaries located in the villi of the small intestine

Question 2

Cisterna Chyli

Answer 2

The point where the lumbar and thoracic trunks of the lymphatic system meet

Question 3

Where does lymph reenter the bloodstream?

Answer 3

The subclavian veins

Question 4

What lymphatic organ contains both afferent and efferent collecting vessels?

Answer 4

Lymph nodes

Question 5

Where are B immune cells matured?

Answer 5

Red bone marrow

Question 6

Plasma Cell

Answer 6

The cell a B lymphocyte must turn into before emitting antibodies

Question 7

Which lymph nodes are most commonly removed in a mastectomy?

Answer 7

Axillary lymph nodes

Question 8

What is the most common nitrogenous waste in urine?

Answer 8

Urea

Question 9

Glomerulus

Answer 9

A ball of capillaries in an nephron

Question 10

Fibrous Capsule

Answer 10

The layer surrounding the renal cortex

Question 11

Renal Capsule

Answer 11

A glomerulus and glomerular capsule

Question 12

Podocytes

Answer 12

The cells that form the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule

Question 13

Detrusor

Answer 13

The smooth muscle of the bladder wall

Question 14

Rugae

Answer 14

Internal folds of the bladder wall

Question 15

Hilum

Answer 15

The indented portion of the kidney where the renal blood vessels, nerves, etc. enter and exit

Question 16

Vasa Recta

Answer 16

Blood vessels that run alongside nephron loops

Question 17

At what point is tubular fluid considered urine?

Answer 17

When it reaches the end of the collecting duct

Question 18

Which hormone regulates sodium retention?

Answer 18

Aldosteron

Question 19

Intercalated Cells

Answer 19

Cells found in the loop of Henle, responsible for secretion of bicarb and hydrogen ions

Question 20

Micturtion

Answer 20

The act of urinating

Question 21

What 2 structures make up a nephron?

Answer 21

Renal corpuscle
Renal tubule

Question 22

Principal Cells

Answer 22

Cell responsible for reabsorption of sodium

Located in the collecting ducts of the nephron

Question 23

Primary Sex Organs

Answer 23

Organs responsible for producing gametes

Question 24

Secondary sex organs

Answer 24

Organs that do not produce gametes but are still necessary for reproduction (e.g. penis and vagina)

Question 25

Secondary sex characteristics

Answer 25

Sexual dimorphism not used for reproduction (e.g. facial hair, enlarged breasts)

Question 26

Interstitial Cells (Male reproductive)

Answer 26

Cells responsible for producing testosterone

Question 27

Epidydimus

Answer 27

Portion of the testis that holds sperm prior to ejaculation

Question 28

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 28

The location where sperm is produced

Question 29

Which ligament suspends the uterus laterally?

Answer 29

Suspensory ligament

Question 30

Which arteries supply blood to the endometrium?

Answer 30

Spiral arteries

Question 31

When do mammary glands mainly develop?

Answer 31

During pregnancy

Question 32

Pampiniform Plexus

Answer 32

Blood vessels in the spermatic cord/ovary's suspensory ligament Cools the scrotum

Question 33

Cremaster Muscle

Answer 33

Muscle that pulls the testes closer to the body for warmth

Question 34

Acrosome

Answer 34

Enzymes at the head of a sperm used to dissolve the tunica of a ovum

Question 35

Which ligament suspends the ovary laterally?

Answer 35

Ovarian ligament

Question 36

Which ligament suspends the uterus superiorly?

Answer 36

Mesovarium

Question 37

Which portion of the ovary contains the follicles?

Answer 37

Cortex

Question 38

Prostoglandins

Answer 38

Lipids that thin out cervical mucus Secreted by seminal vesicles

Question 39

Seminogelin

Answer 39

Adhesive protein that causes semen to adhere to the cervical wall rather than exiting the body following sex Produced by prostate

Question 40

Capacitation

Answer 40

The process that makes it possible for the sperm to penetrate the ova

Question 41

Cleavage

Answer 41

Cell division of zygote during the first 3 days after conception

Question 42

Gastrulation

Answer 42

The development of the primary germ layers during embryogenesis

Question 43

What structure produces the embryo's first blood and gametes?

Answer 43

Yolk Sack

Question 44

Decidual Cells

Answer 44

Cells in the endometrium that the embryo uses for nutrition during the first 8 weeks of development

Question 45

Somites

Answer 45

Portions of the mesoderm that will eventually give rise to the spine, muscles of the trunk, and dermis/subcutaneous tissue