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Anatomy test 6 Flashcards

1
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Where the renal artery, ureter, and the renal vein enter or leave the kidney is called

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hilum

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2
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The filtering units of the kidney are called

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nephrons

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3
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Reabsorption in the nephron occurs in the

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glomerulus

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4
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Urine is expelled from the body through the

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urethra

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5
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Nitrogenous wastes are produced when the body cell’s metabolize

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carbon dioxide?

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6
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The outer section of the kidney is called

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outer cortex

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7
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Micturition

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peeing

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8
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Nephron region in correct order of fluid flow

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  1. proximal convoluted tubule
  2. nephron loop
  3. distal convoluted tubule
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9
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Bowman’s capsule is

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small capillaries that receive the filtrate

glomerular capsule

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10
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Route of urine out of the body

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  1. collecting ducts
  2. renal papillae
  3. calyces
  4. renal pelvis
  5. ureters
  6. urinary bladder
  7. urethra
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11
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Glomerular filtrate contains?

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?

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12
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Normal daily volume of urine produced is

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1-2 L per day?

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13
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The kidney is the only organ that has 2 sets of

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paired organs in the body

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14
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90% of the sodium filtered at the glomerulus

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is reabsorbed

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15
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Antidiuretic hormone causes

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a reduction of the amount of water lost in urine

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16
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Kidney’s functions

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  1. regulate volume, composition, ph of body fluids

2. remove metabolic wastes

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17
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Defecation

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pooping

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18
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Glomerulus

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makes up the renal corpuscle (filtering portion of nephron)

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19
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Most reabsorption of substances from the glomerular filtrate occurs in the

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proximal convoluted tubule

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20
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hematuria

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blood in urine

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21
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albuminurea

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albumin in urine

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22
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pyourea

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pus in urine

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23
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ketonuria

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ketones in urine

24
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proteinurea

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protein in urine

25
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intercellular fluid

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water & electrolytes within cells

26
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extracellular fluid

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water & electrolytes outside cells

interstitial fluid, plasma, lymph

27
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A pH in the body below 7.35 is called

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acidosis

28
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Menstrual cycle occurs every

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month

29
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A structure that functions both in the urinary system and the male reproductive system is the

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penis

30
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Final maturation of sperm cells occur in the

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epididymus

31
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A function of FSH in the male is to

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stimulate spermatogenesis

32
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In the male, LH causes

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male hormones to be secreted

testosterone

33
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Seminal vesicles produce

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alkaline fluid & prostaglandins

34
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The seminal vesicles are located

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near the urinary bladder, attached to the vas deferens

35
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Does manufacture products that become part of the semen

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  1. seminal vesicles
  2. prostate gland
  3. bulbourethral glands
36
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A normal mature human spermatozoa contains

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43 pairs of chromosomes

37
Q

Interstitial cells of Leydig produce

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male hormones

38
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The oogenesis begins in females

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at puberty

39
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Helps move oocyte into and through the uterine tube?

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fimbria of the fallopian tubes

40
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Functions of estrogen

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  1. female secondary sex characteristics
  2. adipose tissue deposition
  3. increased vascularization of the skin
41
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During the menstrual cycle, the endothelium would be the thickest

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late in the phase

42
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During the menstrual cycle, LH is at the highest levels

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during ovulation & when estrogen and progesterone levels fall

43
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During the menstrual cycle, progesterone would be a the highest levels?

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late in the phase

44
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During the menstrual cycle, progesterone is produced by

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the ovaries

45
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The main function of progesterone during the menstrual cycle is to

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trigger uterine changes

shedding of lining

46
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If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum

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degenerates & the uterine lining is shed

47
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The main control center of the female reproductive system is the

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ovaries

48
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The corpus luteum produces

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progesterone

49
Q

prostate gland

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surrounds the urethra, secretes white alkaline fluid

male

50
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scrotum

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pouch of skin that houses the testes

51
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uterus

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where baby grows, has 3 layers

52
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ducts deferens

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empties continents into the urethra

53
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bulbourethral gland

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secrete mucous & lubricates tip during sexual arousal

54
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Leydig cells produce

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testosterone

55
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mitosis

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cell separates the chromosomes into 2 identical sets in the nucleus

56
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meiosis

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cell division - sexual production

57
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Menopause usually occurs in a woman

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middle age

aging of ovaries, estrogen levels decline

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